diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoaggregator.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoaggregator.c
index 80acedf35c..c1f3446278 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoaggregator.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoaggregator.c
@@ -2852,6 +2852,7 @@ gst_video_aggregator_create_output_buffer (GstVideoAggregator * videoaggregator,
         GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (videoaggregator, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
             ("failed to activate bufferpool"),
             ("failed to activate bufferpool"));
+        gst_object_unref (pool);
         return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
       }
     }