diff --git a/nx/source/services/sm.c b/nx/source/services/sm.c
index 43c71ca1..487abcdc 100644
--- a/nx/source/services/sm.c
+++ b/nx/source/services/sm.c
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ Result smInitialize(void)
 
 void smExit(void)
 {
-    if (atomicDecrement64(&g_refCnt) == 0) {
+    if (atomicDecrement64(&g_refCnt) == 0)
+    {
+        ipcCloseSession(g_smHandle);
         svcCloseHandle(g_smHandle);
         g_smHandle = INVALID_HANDLE;
     }