diff --git a/src/shell-window-tracker.c b/src/shell-window-tracker.c
index b526ff322..09653e49b 100644
--- a/src/shell-window-tracker.c
+++ b/src/shell-window-tracker.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ get_app_for_window (ShellWindowTracker    *tracker,
    */
   result = get_app_from_window_wmclass (window);
   if (result != NULL)
-    return g_object_ref (result);
+    return result;
 
   result = get_app_from_window_pid (tracker, window);
   if (result != NULL)