diff --git a/crates/bench-api/src/lib.rs b/crates/bench-api/src/lib.rs
index 0806f43bb6..72b27116fa 100644
--- a/crates/bench-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bench-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn wasm_bench_create(
 pub extern "C" fn wasm_bench_free(state: *mut c_void) {
     assert!(!state.is_null());
     unsafe {
-        Box::from_raw(state as *mut BenchState);
+        drop(Box::from_raw(state as *mut BenchState));
     }
 }