diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.cc
index 927224f..f3db72e 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.cc
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@
     GRPC_FD_TRACE("pollable_unref: Closing epfd: %d", p->epfd);
     close(p->epfd);
     grpc_wakeup_fd_destroy(&p->wakeup);
+    gpr_mu_destroy(&p->owner_orphan_mu);
     gpr_free(p);
   }
 }