diff --git a/gio/gbytesicon.c b/gio/gbytesicon.c
index 97b68aab5..dc0932ad1 100644
--- a/gio/gbytesicon.c
+++ b/gio/gbytesicon.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ g_bytes_icon_load_async (GLoadableIcon       *icon,
 
   task = g_task_new (icon, cancellable, callback, user_data);
   g_task_return_pointer (task, g_memory_input_stream_new_from_bytes (bytes_icon->bytes), g_object_unref);
+  g_object_unref (task);
 }
 
 static GInputStream *