diff --git a/examples/kernel-exploit/CVE-2017-16995.c b/examples/kernel-exploit/CVE-2017-16995.c
index 5ac8b00..8869b5a 100644
--- a/examples/kernel-exploit/CVE-2017-16995.c
+++ b/examples/kernel-exploit/CVE-2017-16995.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ void redact(const char *fmt, ...) {
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 	if(doredact) {
 		fprintf(stdout, "[!] ( ( R E D A C T E D ) )\n");
+		va_end(args);
 		return;
 	}
 	fprintf(stdout, "[*] ");