diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglvideomixer.c b/ext/gl/gstglvideomixer.c
index da295252bc..273d067391 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglvideomixer.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglvideomixer.c
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@ _reset_gl (GstGLContext * context, GstGLVideoMixer * video_mixer)
     video_mixer->vbo_indices = 0;
   }
 
+  if (video_mixer->checker_vbo) {
+    gl->DeleteBuffers (1, &video_mixer->checker_vbo);
+    video_mixer->checker_vbo = 0;
+  }
+
   gst_aggregator_iterate_sinkpads (GST_AGGREGATOR (video_mixer), _reset_pad_gl,
       NULL);
 }