diff --git a/gtk/gtkinscription.c b/gtk/gtkinscription.c
index 4dfa8e5eb3..edad5f7ac9 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkinscription.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkinscription.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ gtk_inscription_allocate (GtkWidget *widget,
                   }
               }
           }
+        pango_layout_iter_free (iter);
       }
       break;