diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
index 921a848f0e..071a109351 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
@@ -2965,6 +2965,11 @@ gst_base_src_set_allocation (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, GstBufferPool * pool,
   oldalloc = priv->allocator;
   priv->allocator = allocator;
 
+  if (priv->pool)
+    gst_object_ref (priv->pool);
+  if (priv->allocator)
+    gst_object_ref (priv->allocator);
+
   if (params)
     priv->params = *params;
   else
@@ -3141,6 +3146,11 @@ gst_base_src_prepare_allocation (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, GstCaps * caps)
 
   result = gst_base_src_set_allocation (basesrc, pool, allocator, &params);
 
+  if (allocator)
+    gst_object_unref (allocator);
+  if (pool)
+    gst_object_unref (pool);
+
   gst_query_unref (query);
 
   return result;