diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gsteglimage.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gsteglimage.c
index 65165cc1d7..1e5dc535da 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gsteglimage.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gsteglimage.c
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ _gst_egl_image_free (GstMiniObject * object)
         (GstGLContextThreadFunc) _gst_egl_image_free_thread, image);
     gst_object_unref (image->context);
   }
+
+  g_free (image);
 }
 
 static GstMiniObject *