diff --git a/gtk/gtkborderimage.c b/gtk/gtkborderimage.c
index 3f41cdf661..4f6ded6aa1 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkborderimage.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkborderimage.c
@@ -483,4 +483,6 @@ _gtk_border_image_render (GtkBorderImage   *image,
           cairo_surface_destroy (slice);
         }
     }
+
+  cairo_surface_destroy (surface);
 }