diff --git a/examples/bench/bench.c b/examples/bench/bench.c
index 3d1ac8a5..3111e19c 100644
--- a/examples/bench/bench.c
+++ b/examples/bench/bench.c
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ static int bench_sym_hash(WOLFTPM2_DEV* dev, const char* desc, int algo,
     bench_stats_sym_finish(desc, count, inSz, start);
 
 exit:
+    if (rc)
+        wolfTPM2_UnloadHandle(dev, &hash.handle);
     return rc;
 }