diff --git a/src/odb.rs b/src/odb.rs
index f64a52c7e4..66166913fe 100644
--- a/src/odb.rs
+++ b/src/odb.rs
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ impl<'repo> Drop for OdbPackwriter<'repo> {
                 None => (),
             };
 
-            Box::from_raw(self.progress_payload_ptr);
+            drop(Box::from_raw(self.progress_payload_ptr));
         }
     }
 }