diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 825e3e2f8d..019b5ed37e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	(gst_dv1394src_bus_reset): Post a message when the cable is
 	unplugged.
 	(gst_dv1394src_create, gst_dv1394src_unlock): Remove some prints.
+        (gst_dv1394src_bus_reset): Don't unref the message.
 
 	* ext/raw1394/gstdv1394src.c: Clean up for style before doing some
 	hacking. The only change should be that the state change stuff was
diff --git a/ext/raw1394/gstdv1394src.c b/ext/raw1394/gstdv1394src.c
index 8c1995deb3..e39bb1986c 100644
--- a/ext/raw1394/gstdv1394src.c
+++ b/ext/raw1394/gstdv1394src.c
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ gst_dv1394src_bus_reset (raw1394handle_t handle, unsigned int generation)
       nodecount, NULL);
   message = gst_message_new_element (GST_OBJECT (src), structure);
   gst_element_post_message (GST_ELEMENT (src), message);
-  gst_message_unref (message);
 
   return 0;
 }