diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index fb0ea4382..b33d4bfdc 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ shell_dbus_acquire_name (GDBusProxy  *bus,
       exit (1);
     }
   g_variant_get (request_name_variant, "(u)", request_name_result);
+  g_variant_unref (request_name_variant);
 }
 
 static void