diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/models/users.php b/administrator/components/com_users/models/users.php
index f2f046ac462e6..2d3948417444a 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/models/users.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/models/users.php
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ public function getItems()
 				}
 			}
 
+			unset($item);
+
 			// Add the items to the internal cache.
 			$this->cache[$store] = $items;
 		}