diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/gl/wgl/gstglcontext_wgl.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/gl/wgl/gstglcontext_wgl.c
index 200304ee21..d9ccc4bfca 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/gl/wgl/gstglcontext_wgl.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/gl/wgl/gstglcontext_wgl.c
@@ -528,5 +528,7 @@ gst_gl_context_wgl_get_config (GstGLContext * context)
 
   pixfmt = GetPixelFormat (hdc);
 
+  gst_object_unref (window);
+
   return pixel_format_to_structure (hdc, pixfmt);
 }