diff --git a/src/demo/eagle.c b/src/demo/eagle.c
index 8bad845bd..7b7f58841 100644
--- a/src/demo/eagle.c
+++ b/src/demo/eagle.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ zoom_map(struct notcurses* nc, const char* map){
     ncplane_destroy(zncp);
   }
   nanosleep(&demodelay, NULL);
+  ncvisual_destroy(ncv);
   return 0;
 }