diff --git a/tests/check/elements/selector.c b/tests/check/elements/selector.c
index b4fee5d614..0d43ff7e29 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/selector.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/selector.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_output_selector_getcaps_active);
   for (walker = output_pads; walker; walker = g_list_next (walker)) {
     GstCaps *caps;
     GstPad *pad;
+    GstPadTemplate *templ;
 
     pad = gst_pad_get_peer ((GstPad *) walker->data);
 
@@ -553,13 +554,14 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_output_selector_getcaps_active);
     /* in 'active' mode, the active srcpad peer's caps should be returned on
      * the sinkpad's getcaps */
 
-    expected = gst_pad_template_get_caps (gst_pad_get_pad_template ((GstPad *)
-            walker->data));
+    templ = gst_pad_get_pad_template ((GstPad *) walker->data);
+    expected = gst_pad_template_get_caps (templ);
     caps = gst_pad_peer_get_caps (input_pad, NULL);
 
     g_assert (gst_caps_is_equal (caps, expected));
     gst_caps_unref (caps);
     gst_caps_unref (expected);
+    gst_object_unref (templ);
     gst_object_unref (pad);
   }