diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-device.c b/libnm-glib/nm-device.c
index bd5d16374e..42196eaea8 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-device.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-device.c
@@ -1876,6 +1876,7 @@ get_bus_name (NMDevice *device)
 		 */
 		priv->bus_name = g_strdup ("");
 	}
+	g_object_unref (udevice);
 
 out:
 	if (*priv->bus_name)
diff --git a/libnm/nm-device.c b/libnm/nm-device.c
index d3ac705c1c..ed3bfb55c3 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-device.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-device.c
@@ -1721,6 +1721,7 @@ get_bus_name (NMDevice *device)
 		 */
 		priv->bus_name = g_strdup ("");
 	}
+	g_object_unref (udevice);
 
 out:
 	if (*priv->bus_name)