diff --git a/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-interface.c b/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-interface.c
index 3dda0fbf25..ee80ebd5b4 100644
--- a/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-interface.c
+++ b/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-interface.c
@@ -846,6 +846,8 @@ _peer_info_destroy (NMSupplicantPeerInfo *peer_info)
 	g_free (peer_info->serial);
 	g_bytes_unref (peer_info->ies);
 
+	nm_ref_string_unref (peer_info->peer_path);
+
 	nm_g_slice_free (peer_info);
 }