diff --git a/gst/videomixer/videomixer2.c b/gst/videomixer/videomixer2.c
index e821a19e19..92fe2ce9a5 100644
--- a/gst/videomixer/videomixer2.c
+++ b/gst/videomixer/videomixer2.c
@@ -1279,7 +1279,6 @@ gst_videomixer2_src_query (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstQuery * query)
       /* FIXME, needs a custom query handler because we have multiple
        * sinkpads */
       res = FALSE;
-      gst_query_unref (query);
       break;
   }
   return res;