diff --git a/gst/gio/gstgiosrc.c b/gst/gio/gstgiosrc.c
index 646220d90c..60b12b2769 100644
--- a/gst/gio/gstgiosrc.c
+++ b/gst/gio/gstgiosrc.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ gst_gio_src_query (GstBaseSrc * base_src, GstQuery * query)
             "no random access possible", scheme);
       } else {
         GST_LOG_OBJECT (src, "unhandled protocol '%s', asking parent", scheme);
+        g_free (scheme);
         goto forward_parent;
       }
       g_free (scheme);