diff --git a/src/shell-util.c b/src/shell-util.c
index bd211f013..12f057283 100644
--- a/src/shell-util.c
+++ b/src/shell-util.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ shell_util_get_file_display_for_common_files (GFile *file)
        * nautilus */
       return g_strdup (_("Home"));
     }
+  g_object_unref (compare);
 
   compare = g_file_new_for_path ("/");
   if (g_file_equal (file, compare))