diff --git a/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxpartreader.c b/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxpartreader.c
index 16d78bed74..1753b37446 100644
--- a/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxpartreader.c
+++ b/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxpartreader.c
@@ -994,7 +994,6 @@ gst_splitmux_part_reader_src_query (GstSplitMuxPartReader * part,
     return FALSE;
 
   ret = gst_pad_peer_query (target, query);
-  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT_CAST (target));
 
   if (ret == FALSE)
     goto out;