diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
index b4c879e4314..c6505f6868e 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ static grpc_pollset_set *pollset_set_create(void) {
 static void pollset_set_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                 grpc_pollset_set *pss) {
   po_destroy(&pss->po);
+  gpr_free(pss);
 }
 
 static void pollset_set_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset_set *pss,