diff --git a/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c b/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c
index 475a7887d2..77ce8a3ba5 100644
--- a/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c
+++ b/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ parse_sequence_header (GstSchroDec * schro_dec, guint8 * data, int size)
 {
   SchroVideoFormat video_format;
   int ret;
-  GstVideoCodecState *state;
+  GstVideoCodecState *state = NULL;
   int bit_depth;
   GstVideoFormat fmt = GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
 
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ parse_sequence_header (GstSchroDec * schro_dec, guint8 * data, int size)
       state->info.par_d);
 
 beach:
+  if (state)
+    gst_video_codec_state_unref (state);
   gst_schrodec_send_tags (schro_dec);
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c b/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
index cdab5ab986..48907a4880 100644
--- a/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
+++ b/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ gst_schro_enc_finalize (GObject * object)
     g_free (schro_enc->video_format);
     schro_enc->video_format = NULL;
   }
+  if (schro_enc->input_state)
+    gst_video_codec_state_unref (schro_enc->input_state);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }