diff --git a/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideodec.c b/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideodec.c
index 923c155702..73c7c2b1b6 100644
--- a/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideodec.c
+++ b/sys/androidmedia/gstamcvideodec.c
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ _amc_gl_copy (GstGLSyncMeta * src, GstBuffer * sbuffer, GstGLSyncMeta * dest,
   g_mutex_lock (&sync->sink->gl_lock);
 
   tmp->refcount = 1;
-  tmp->sink = sync->sink;
+  tmp->sink = gst_object_ref (sync->sink);
   tmp->buffer = dbuffer;
   tmp->oes_mem = (GstGLMemory *) gst_memory_ref ((GstMemory *) sync->oes_mem);
   tmp->surface = g_object_ref (sync->surface);