diff --git a/build/policies.c b/build/policies.c
index 5d704c0eb5..d0e9b949ae 100644
--- a/build/policies.c
+++ b/build/policies.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static rpmRC processPolicies(rpmSpec spec, Package pkg, int test)
 	mod = freeModule(mod);
 	name = _free(name);
 	types = _free(types);
+	optCon = poptFreeContext(optCon);
     }
 
     rc = RPMRC_OK;
@@ -298,6 +299,9 @@ static rpmRC processPolicies(rpmSpec spec, Package pkg, int test)
     free(name);
     free(types);
 
+    if (optCon)
+	poptFreeContext(optCon);
+
     return rc;
 }
 #endif