diff --git a/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c b/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c
index e8338d1430..5a92c16ff8 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c
@@ -453,10 +453,10 @@ gst_uri_decode_bin_finalize (GObject * obj)
   g_mutex_free (dec->lock);
   g_free (dec->uri);
   g_free (dec->encoding);
-  if (dec->factories) {
+  if (dec->factories)
     g_value_array_free (dec->factories);
-    dec->factories = NULL;
-  }
+  if (dec->caps)
+    gst_caps_unref (dec->caps);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (obj);
 }