diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
index 49a54fec8a..2afbf80253 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
@@ -1528,6 +1528,9 @@ gst_rtp_session_query_send_rtcp_src (GstPad * pad, GstQuery * query)
       /* other queries simply fail for now */
       break;
   }
+
+  gst_object_unref (rtpsession);
+
   return ret;
 }