diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.c
index b9c2c69752..02eaee4777 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.c
@@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ gst_gl_mixer_src_query (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstQuery * query)
       /* FIXME, needs a custom query handler because we have multiple
        * sinkpads, send to the master pad until then */
       res = FALSE;
-      gst_query_unref (query);
       break;
   }