diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.c b/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.c
index 45f3d44e19..5d05e7617d 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstqueue2.c
@@ -2642,6 +2642,7 @@ out_flushing:
 
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (queue, "we are flushing");
     GST_QUEUE2_MUTEX_UNLOCK (queue);
+    gst_object_unref (queue);
     return ret;
   }
 out_unexpected: