diff --git a/gpu/gpu.go b/gpu/gpu.go
index 4eb82f2cf..6cebbd2b9 100644
--- a/gpu/gpu.go
+++ b/gpu/gpu.go
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ func GetGPUInfo() GpuInfoList {
 				C.oneapi_release(*oHandles.oneapi)
 			}
 		}
+		if vHandles != nil {
+			if vHandles.vulkan != nil {
+				C.vk_release(*vHandles.vulkan)
+			}
+		}
 	}()
 
 	if !bootstrapped {
diff --git a/gpu/gpu_info_vulkan.c b/gpu/gpu_info_vulkan.c
index c4cdaa543..e868dcc1b 100644
--- a/gpu/gpu_info_vulkan.c
+++ b/gpu/gpu_info_vulkan.c
@@ -213,9 +213,16 @@ void vk_check_vram(vk_handle_t rh, int i, mem_info_t *resp) {
   resp->major = VK_API_VERSION_MAJOR(properties.apiVersion);
   resp->minor = VK_API_VERSION_MINOR(properties.apiVersion);
   resp->patch = VK_API_VERSION_PATCH(properties.apiVersion);
-
 }
 
 void vk_release(vk_handle_t rh) {
+  LOG(rh.verbose, "releasing vulkan library\n");
   (*rh.vkDestroyInstance)(rh.vk, NULL);
+  UNLOAD_LIBRARY(rh.vk_handle);
+  rh.vk_handle = NULL;
+#ifdef __linux__
+  LOG(rh.verbose, "releasing libcap library\n");
+  UNLOAD_LIBRARY(rh.cap_handle);
+  rh.cap_handle = NULL;
+#endif
 }