diff --git a/netlink/netlink.c b/netlink/netlink.c
index aaaabdd3048e..ffe06339f099 100644
--- a/netlink/netlink.c
+++ b/netlink/netlink.c
@@ -435,11 +435,16 @@ out_free:
 
 static void netlink_done(struct cmd_context *ctx)
 {
-	if (!ctx->nlctx)
+	struct nl_context *nlctx = ctx->nlctx;
+
+	if (!nlctx)
 		return;
 
-	free(ctx->nlctx->ops_info);
-	free(ctx->nlctx);
+	nlsock_done(nlctx->ethnl_socket);
+	nlsock_done(nlctx->ethnl2_socket);
+	nlsock_done(nlctx->rtnl_socket);
+	free(nlctx->ops_info);
+	free(nlctx);
 	ctx->nlctx = NULL;
 	cleanup_all_strings();
 }
diff --git a/netlink/nlsock.c b/netlink/nlsock.c
index ef31d8c33b29..0ec2738d81d2 100644
--- a/netlink/nlsock.c
+++ b/netlink/nlsock.c
@@ -395,8 +395,11 @@ out_msgbuff:
  */
 void nlsock_done(struct nl_socket *nlsk)
 {
+	if (!nlsk)
+		return;
 	if (nlsk->sk)
 		mnl_socket_close(nlsk->sk);
 	msgbuff_done(&nlsk->msgbuff);
 	memset(nlsk, '\0', sizeof(*nlsk));
+	free(nlsk);
 }