diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpviewrendererimagefile.c b/app/widgets/gimpviewrendererimagefile.c
index 36a62a1231..60bcbf182f 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpviewrendererimagefile.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpviewrendererimagefile.c
@@ -175,7 +175,11 @@ gimp_view_renderer_imagefile_get_icon (GimpImagefile *imagefile,
           info = gtk_icon_theme_lookup_by_gicon (icon_theme, icon, size, 0);
 
           if (info)
-            pixbuf = gtk_icon_info_load_icon (info, NULL);
+            {
+              pixbuf = gtk_icon_info_load_icon (info, NULL);
+
+              gtk_icon_info_free (info);
+            }
         }
     }