diff --git a/g10/gpgv.c b/g10/gpgv.c
index ddbcd7da8..fb274b337 100644
--- a/g10/gpgv.c
+++ b/g10/gpgv.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
   if ((rc = verify_signatures (ctrl, argc, argv)))
     log_error("verify signatures failed: %s\n", gpg_strerror (rc) );
 
+  keydb_release (ctrl->cached_getkey_kdb);
   xfree (ctrl);
 
   /* cleanup */