diff --git a/tests/unit/unit1654.c b/tests/unit/unit1654.c
index 7532c6d61dca4a81fb86fc561d83435b439da451..9d1a3e211ace919969843b63bab8fc4931cf4fd9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unit1654.c
+++ b/tests/unit/unit1654.c
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ UNITTEST_START
   if(!asi)
     return 1;
   result = Curl_altsvc_load(asi, arg);
-  if(result)
+  if(result) {
+    Curl_altsvc_cleanup(asi);
     return result;
+  }
   curl = curl_easy_init();
   if(!curl)
     goto fail;