diff --git a/misc/ifstat.c b/misc/ifstat.c
index 8fa35426..1be21703 100644
--- a/misc/ifstat.c
+++ b/misc/ifstat.c
@@ -535,8 +535,12 @@ static void dump_kern_db(FILE *fp)
 		else
 			print_one_if(fp, n, n->val);
 	}
-	if (json_output)
-		fprintf(fp, "\n} }\n");
+	if (jw) {
+		jsonw_end_object(jw);
+
+		jsonw_end_object(jw);
+		jsonw_destroy(&jw);
+	}
 }
 
 static void dump_incr_db(FILE *fp)