diff --git a/gsk/gskrenderer.c b/gsk/gskrenderer.c
index e4945feb5e..9c10209b53 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrenderer.c
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ gsk_renderer_render (GskRenderer          *renderer,
 #endif
 
   g_clear_pointer (&priv->prev_node, gsk_render_node_unref);
+  cairo_region_destroy (clip);
   priv->prev_node = priv->root_node;
   priv->root_node = NULL;
 }