diff --git a/test/obj.c b/test/obj.c
index dd020ad..90eab44 100644
--- a/test/obj.c
+++ b/test/obj.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static void print_object_tree(object_t *obj, int depth)
 		}
 
 		print_object_tree(child, depth + 1);
+		object_deref(child);
 		i++;
 	}
 }