diff --git a/src/misc/update.c b/src/misc/update.c
index 4e83249b840cd902834f3f01c1b886c92994260a..d1620eb8483ad6b28a3857ed9d1ca5354058ff9d 100644
--- a/src/misc/update.c
+++ b/src/misc/update.c
@@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@ void update_Delete( update_t *p_update )
     {
         vlc_object_kill( p_update->p_download );
         vlc_thread_join( p_update->p_download );
+        vlc_object_release( p_update->p_download );
     }
 
     vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_update->lock );
@@ -1682,9 +1683,6 @@ end:
     free( p_buffer );
     free( psz_size );
 
-    p_udt->p_update->p_download = NULL;
-
-    vlc_object_release( p_udt );
     return NULL;
 }