diff --git a/tools/libxl/xl.c b/tools/libxl/xl.c
index 85dbca52fa..237f6e6b12 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/xl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/xl.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     libxl_ctx_free(&ctx);
+    xtl_logger_destroy((xentoollog_logger*)logger);
 
     return ret;
 }