diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiditst.c b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiditst.c
index 1dafd5fcb1e..fc2337a5581 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiditst.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cbiditst.c
@@ -2101,6 +2101,7 @@ static void _testMisc(void) {
                 "expected '%s', got '%s'\n",
                 aescstrdup(expected, 5), aescstrdup(dest, destLen));
     }
+    ubidi_close(bidi);
 }
 
 /* arabic shaping ----------------------------------------------------------- */