diff --git a/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsink.c b/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsink.c
index eccc0b532e..0e2e8501e1 100644
--- a/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsink.c
+++ b/ext/rtmp/gstrtmpsink.c
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ gst_rtmp_sink_init (GstRTMPSink * sink)
 static void
 gst_rtmp_sink_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
+  GstRTMPSink *sink = GST_RTMP_SINK (object);
+
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
   WSACleanup ();
 #endif