diff --git a/src/bun.js/VirtualMachine.zig b/src/bun.js/VirtualMachine.zig
index 221d0e0b2c..d27f743ab1 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/VirtualMachine.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/VirtualMachine.zig
@@ -1917,6 +1917,7 @@ pub fn processFetchLog(globalThis: *JSGlobalObject, specifier: bun.String, refer
 
 pub fn deinit(this: *VirtualMachine) void {
     this.auto_killer.deinit();
+    this.gc_controller.deinit();
 
     if (source_code_printer) |print| {
         print.getMutableBuffer().deinit();