diff --git a/modules/gui/qt4/components/interface_widgets.cpp b/modules/gui/qt4/components/interface_widgets.cpp
index 8d5b96dbc319a8c148fe1335bb5bf2117637e8d8..de481e4f83f2fbeca910176cdd3efccb18f2b39c 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt4/components/interface_widgets.cpp
+++ b/modules/gui/qt4/components/interface_widgets.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ void ControlsWidget::fullscreen()
     if( p_vout)
     {
         var_SetBool( p_vout, "fullscreen", !var_GetBool( p_vout, "fullscreen" ) );
+        vlc_object_release( p_vout );
     }
 }