diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfslabel.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfslabel.c
index 80a9dbb2..1d1f8393 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfslabel.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfslabel.c
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ static int change_label(ntfs_volume *vol, unsigned long mnt_flags, char *label,
 	result = 0;
 err_out:
 	free(new_label);
+	if (ctx)
+		ntfs_attr_put_search_ctx(ctx);
 	return result;
 }