diff --git a/gio/tests/resources.c b/gio/tests/resources.c
index 7619f7fd0..0687e383d 100644
--- a/gio/tests/resources.c
+++ b/gio/tests/resources.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ test_resource_registred (void)
   g_strfreev (children);
 
   g_resources_unregister (resource);
+  g_resource_unref (resource);
 
   found = g_resources_get_info ("/test1.txt",
 				G_RESOURCE_LOOKUP_FLAGS_NONE,