diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index 4c752e08..afb3d77b 100644
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -1171,7 +1171,6 @@ void events::OnSourceVolumeChange(void *param, calldata_t *data)
 	obs_data_set_string(fields, "sourceName", obs_source_get_name(source));
 	obs_data_set_double(fields, "volume", volume);
 	self->broadcastUpdate("SourceVolumeChanged", fields);
-	obs_source_release(source);
 }
 
 /**