diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
index ce1fa58c71cb4a..c1db38741f179d 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Drop for Arc<T> {
             // The count reached zero, we must free the memory.
             //
             // SAFETY: The pointer was initialised from the result of `Box::leak`.
-            unsafe { Box::from_raw(self.ptr.as_ptr()) };
+            unsafe { drop(Box::from_raw(self.ptr.as_ptr())) };
         }
     }
 }