diff --git a/dlls/shell32/tests/shlfolder.c b/dlls/shell32/tests/shlfolder.c
index bb303f66e48..beee31f2ca7 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/tests/shlfolder.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/tests/shlfolder.c
@@ -5165,6 +5165,8 @@ static void test_GetDefaultColumn(void)
         hr = IShellFolder2_GetDefaultColumn(folder, 0, &sort, NULL);
         ok(hr == E_NOTIMPL, "Unexpected hr %#x.\n", hr);
         ok(sort == 123, "Unexpected default column.\n");
+
+        IShellFolder2_Release(folder);
     }
 
     CoUninitialize();