diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c b/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c
index f8c8d193d5..3bad76955d 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ context_error:
   {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (mix, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND, ("%s", error->message),
         (NULL));
+    g_clear_error (&error);
     return FALSE;
   }
 }