diff --git a/tests/check/gnl/common.c b/tests/check/gnl/common.c
index 42ae722ca0..04fd373dfd 100644
--- a/tests/check/gnl/common.c
+++ b/tests/check/gnl/common.c
@@ -361,9 +361,10 @@ commited_cb (GstElement * comp, gboolean changed)
 void
 commit_and_wait (GstElement * comp, gboolean * ret)
 {
-  g_signal_connect (comp, "commited", (GCallback) commited_cb, NULL);
+  gulong handler_id = g_signal_connect (comp, "commited", (GCallback) commited_cb, NULL);
   g_mutex_lock (&lock);
   g_signal_emit_by_name (comp, "commit", TRUE, ret);
   g_cond_wait (&cond, &lock);
   g_mutex_unlock (&lock);
+  g_signal_handler_disconnect (comp, handler_id);
 }