diff --git a/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc-sendrecv.c b/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc-sendrecv.c
index 867b25a6f3..c2bb55c722 100644
--- a/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc-sendrecv.c
+++ b/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc-sendrecv.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ on_incoming_stream (GstElement * webrtc, GstPad * pad, GstElement * pipe)
 
   sinkpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (decodebin, "sink");
   gst_pad_link (pad, sinkpad);
+  gst_object_unref (sinkpad);
 }
 
 static void