diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkcontext.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkcontext.c
index 860722acda..c7a7e04f14 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkcontext.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkcontext.c
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ gst_msdk_context_open (GstMsdkContext * context, gboolean hardware,
 
 failed:
   msdk_close_session (priv->session);
-  gst_object_unref (context);
   return FALSE;
 }