diff --git a/gfx/2d/DrawTargetCairo.cpp b/gfx/2d/DrawTargetCairo.cpp
index 831b8bdfb2bc..2e1ce7add2da 100644
--- a/gfx/2d/DrawTargetCairo.cpp
+++ b/gfx/2d/DrawTargetCairo.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ GetCairoSurfaceForSourceSurface(SourceSurface *aSurface, bool aExistingOnly = fa
   // investigation hasn't been done to determine the underlying cause.  We
   // will just handle the failure to allocate the surface to avoid a crash.
   if (cairo_surface_status(surf)) {
+    cairo_surface_destroy(surf);
     return nullptr;
   }