diff --git a/gst/elements/gstfilesrc.c b/gst/elements/gstfilesrc.c
index 96589e1718..d3288d6b36 100644
--- a/gst/elements/gstfilesrc.c
+++ b/gst/elements/gstfilesrc.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ gst_filesrc_free_parent_mmap (GstBuffer *buf)
 
   GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf) = NULL;
 
+  g_object_unref (src);
   gst_buffer_default_free (buf);
 }
 
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ gst_filesrc_map_region (GstFileSrc *src, off_t offset, size_t size)
   GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) = offset;
   GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
   GST_BUFFER_POOL_PRIVATE (buf) = src;
+  g_object_ref (src);
   GST_BUFFER_FREE_FUNC (buf) = (GstDataFreeFunction) gst_filesrc_free_parent_mmap;
 
   g_mutex_lock (src->map_regions_lock);
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.c b/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.c
index 96589e1718..d3288d6b36 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstfilesrc.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ gst_filesrc_free_parent_mmap (GstBuffer *buf)
 
   GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf) = NULL;
 
+  g_object_unref (src);
   gst_buffer_default_free (buf);
 }
 
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ gst_filesrc_map_region (GstFileSrc *src, off_t offset, size_t size)
   GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) = offset;
   GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
   GST_BUFFER_POOL_PRIVATE (buf) = src;
+  g_object_ref (src);
   GST_BUFFER_FREE_FUNC (buf) = (GstDataFreeFunction) gst_filesrc_free_parent_mmap;
 
   g_mutex_lock (src->map_regions_lock);