diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index 6fff157b63..0c36d8fa02 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ restart:
         break;
     }
   }
+  gst_iterator_free (it);
 }
 
 static void