diff --git a/ges/ges-effect.c b/ges/ges-effect.c
index a2a80f4494..cc900b010b 100644
--- a/ges/ges-effect.c
+++ b/ges/ges-effect.c
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ _set_child_property (GESTimelineElement * self G_GNUC_UNUSED, GObject * child,
     g_object_set (nleobject, "media-duration-factor", media_duration_factor,
         NULL);
   }
+
+  g_free (full_property_name);
 }
 
 static void