diff --git a/playback/player/android/app/src/main/jni/player.c b/playback/player/android/app/src/main/jni/player.c
index 951f2c60dc..882c230e4b 100644
--- a/playback/player/android/app/src/main/jni/player.c
+++ b/playback/player/android/app/src/main/jni/player.c
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ native_free (JNIEnv * env, jobject thiz)
   if (!player)
     return;
 
+  g_object_unref (player->player);
   (*env)->DeleteGlobalRef (env, player->java_player);
   g_free (player);
   SET_CUSTOM_DATA (env, thiz, native_player_field_id, NULL);