diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
index 4e4a293a22..959c2184d9 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ _ensure_gl_setup (GstGLImageSink * gl_sink)
 
     if (!gst_gl_context_create (gl_sink->context, gl_sink->other_context,
             &error)) {
-      g_object_unref (window);
+      gst_object_unref (window);
       goto context_error;
     }
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ _ensure_gl_setup (GstGLImageSink * gl_sink)
         GST_GL_WINDOW_CB (gst_glimage_sink_on_close),
         gst_object_ref (gl_sink), (GDestroyNotify) gst_object_unref);
 
-    g_object_unref (window);
+    gst_object_unref (window);
   }
 
   if (!gl_sink->upload) {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ upload_error:
   {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (gl_sink, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND, ("Failed to init upload"),
         (NULL));
-    g_object_unref (gl_sink->upload);
+    gst_object_unref (gl_sink->upload);
     gl_sink->upload = NULL;
     return FALSE;
   }
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ context_error:
   {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (gl_sink, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND, ("%s", error->message),
         (NULL));
-    g_object_unref (gl_sink->context);
+    gst_object_unref (gl_sink->context);
     gl_sink->context = NULL;
     return FALSE;
   }