diff --git a/test/litest.c b/test/litest.c
index 7febc3bf..e4b5a495 100644
--- a/test/litest.c
+++ b/test/litest.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ litest_add_device_with_overrides(struct libinput *libinput,
 				 const struct input_absinfo *abs_override,
 				 const int *events_override)
 {
+	struct udev_device *ud;
 	struct litest_device *d;
 	const char *path;
 
@@ -1576,8 +1577,9 @@ litest_add_device_with_overrides(struct libinput *libinput,
 
 	d->libinput = libinput;
 	d->libinput_device = libinput_path_add_device(d->libinput, path);
-	d->quirks = quirks_fetch_for_device(quirks_context,
-					    libinput_device_get_udev_device(d->libinput_device));
+	ud = libinput_device_get_udev_device(d->libinput_device);
+	d->quirks = quirks_fetch_for_device(quirks_context, ud);
+	udev_device_unref(ud);
 
 	litest_assert(d->libinput_device != NULL);
 	libinput_device_ref(d->libinput_device);
diff --git a/test/test-quirks.c b/test/test-quirks.c
index 6ca2614e..aa685e65 100644
--- a/test/test-quirks.c
+++ b/test/test-quirks.c
@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@ START_TEST(quirks_model_one)
 	quirks_unref(q);
 	quirks_context_unref(ctx);
 	cleanup_data_dir(dd);
+	udev_device_unref(ud);
 }
 END_TEST
 
@@ -891,6 +892,7 @@ START_TEST(quirks_model_zero)
 	quirks_unref(q);
 	quirks_context_unref(ctx);
 	cleanup_data_dir(dd);
+	udev_device_unref(ud);
 }
 END_TEST