diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/mdump.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/mdump.cpp
index dc0a20324..a562033ea 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/mdump.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/mdump.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ LONG MiniDumper::TopLevelFilter( struct _EXCEPTION_POINTERS *pExceptionInfo )
 		{
 			szResult = "DBGHELP.DLL too old";
 		}
+
+        ::FreeLibrary(hDll);
 	}
 
     ::MessageBox( NULL, szResult, m_szAppName, MB_OK );