diff --git a/rcl/src/rcl/context.c b/rcl/src/rcl/context.c
index b6af74880..e9d5695a9 100644
--- a/rcl/src/rcl/context.c
+++ b/rcl/src/rcl/context.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ __cleanup_context(rcl_context_t * context)
       }
       allocator.deallocate(context->impl->argv, allocator.state);
     }
+    allocator.deallocate(context->impl, allocator.state);
   }  // if (NULL != context->impl)
 
   // zero-initialize the context