diff --git a/gst/gdp/gstgdppay.c b/gst/gdp/gstgdppay.c
index c712d11072..c4b7bf9664 100644
--- a/gst/gdp/gstgdppay.c
+++ b/gst/gdp/gstgdppay.c
@@ -193,10 +193,11 @@ gst_gdp_pay_reset (GstGDPPay * this)
     GstBuffer *buffer;
 
     buffer = GST_BUFFER_CAST (this->queue->data);
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (this, "Pushing queued GDP buffer %p", buffer);
 
     /* delete buffer from queue now */
     this->queue = g_list_delete_link (this->queue, this->queue);
+
+    gst_buffer_unref (buffer);
   }
   if (this->caps) {
     gst_caps_unref (this->caps);