diff --git a/omx/gstomx.c b/omx/gstomx.c
index b2ae36bd6f..cf841e6028 100644
--- a/omx/gstomx.c
+++ b/omx/gstomx.c
@@ -2636,6 +2636,7 @@ _class_init (gpointer g_class, gpointer data)
     templ = gst_pad_template_new ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK, GST_PAD_ALWAYS, caps);
     g_free (template_caps);
     gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class, templ);
+    gst_caps_unref (caps);
   }
 
   err = NULL;
@@ -2662,6 +2663,7 @@ _class_init (gpointer g_class, gpointer data)
     templ = gst_pad_template_new ("src", GST_PAD_SRC, GST_PAD_ALWAYS, caps);
     g_free (template_caps);
     gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class, templ);
+    gst_caps_unref (caps);
   }
 
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