diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstparsebin.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstparsebin.c
index 56f42ae6d3..c72d4cc8c2 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstparsebin.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstparsebin.c
@@ -3637,6 +3637,8 @@ retry:
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (parsebin,
         "Currently, shutting down, aborting exposing");
     DYN_UNLOCK (parsebin);
+    if (fallback_collection)
+      gst_object_unref (fallback_collection);
     return FALSE;
   }