diff --git a/examples/egl/testegl.c b/examples/egl/testegl.c
index bccf6c190e..99aa81059b 100644
--- a/examples/egl/testegl.c
+++ b/examples/egl/testegl.c
@@ -1495,6 +1495,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   g_option_context_add_group (ctx, gst_init_get_option_group ());
   if (!g_option_context_parse (ctx, &argc, &argv, &err)) {
     g_print ("Error initializing: %s\n", GST_STR_NULL (err->message));
+    g_option_context_free (ctx);
+    g_clear_error (&err);
     exit (1);
   }
   g_option_context_free (ctx);