diff --git a/examples/minitar/minitar.c b/examples/minitar/minitar.c
index 0b4b4147..881f94b2 100644
--- a/examples/minitar/minitar.c
+++ b/examples/minitar/minitar.c
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ extract(const char *filename, int do_extract, int flags)
 	}
 	archive_read_close(a);
 	archive_read_free(a);
+
+	archive_write_close(ext);
+  	archive_write_free(ext);
 	exit(0);
 }