diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstbin.c b/tests/check/gst/gstbin.c
index 5c2f993c5a..968c5965e8 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstbin.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstbin.c
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_add_self)
   fail_unless (bin != NULL, "Could not create bin");
 
   ASSERT_WARNING (gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (bin), bin));
+
+  gst_object_unref (bin);
 }
 
 GST_END_TEST;