diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9fcc70a208..56eeb984f7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-08-21  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* tests/check/elements/audiopanorama.c: (GST_START_TEST):
+	Fix invalid memory access in audiopanorama test suite.
+
 2006-08-21  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
 
 	* tests/check/elements/.cvsignore:
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/audiopanorama.c b/tests/check/elements/audiopanorama.c
index 4b7b66d2b5..666add9e7f 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/audiopanorama.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/audiopanorama.c
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_stereo_middle)
   gst_caps_unref (caps);
   ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (inbuffer, "inbuffer", 1);
 
-  /* pushing gives away my reference ... */
+  /* pushing gives away my reference ... so keep an extra one */
+  gst_buffer_ref (inbuffer);
+
   fail_unless (gst_pad_push (mysrcpad, inbuffer) == GST_FLOW_OK);
   /* ... but it ends up being collected on the global buffer list */
   fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 1);
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_stereo_middle)
   fail_unless (memcmp (GST_BUFFER_DATA (outbuffer), in, 8) == 0);
 
   /* cleanup */
+  gst_buffer_unref (inbuffer);
   cleanup_panorama (panorama);
 }