diff --git a/src/settings/spotifysettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/spotifysettingspage.cpp
index e65475be7..67d8cd4d3 100644
--- a/src/settings/spotifysettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/spotifysettingspage.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ SpotifySettingsPage::SpotifySettingsPage(SettingsDialog *dialog, QWidget *parent
   if (reg) {
     GstPluginFeature *spotifyaudiosrc = gst_registry_lookup_feature(reg, "spotifyaudiosrc");
     if (spotifyaudiosrc) {
+      gst_object_unref(spotifyaudiosrc);
       ui_->widget_warning->hide();
     }
     else {