diff --git a/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp b/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp
index 90b1c987ed5..e5266de07d4 100644
--- a/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp
+++ b/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsScrollingView :: CreateScrollControls(nsNativeWidget aNative)
       mVScrollBarView->GetWidget(scrollbar);
       if (nsnull != scrollbar) {
         win->SetVerticalScrollbar(scrollbar);
+        NS_RELEASE(scrollbar);
       }
       NS_RELEASE(win);
     }