diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-profile.c b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-profile.c
index 3027b10a7d..59371c41ad 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-profile.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-profile.c
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ gst_encoding_profile_finalize (GObject * object)
     g_free (prof->description);
   if (prof->restriction)
     gst_caps_unref (prof->restriction);
+  if (prof->preset_name)
+    g_free (prof->preset_name);
 }
 
 static void