diff --git a/ExtLibs/Utilities/GStreamer.cs b/ExtLibs/Utilities/GStreamer.cs
index 3416d28f46..7803b0cc3e 100644
--- a/ExtLibs/Utilities/GStreamer.cs
+++ b/ExtLibs/Utilities/GStreamer.cs
@@ -1306,7 +1306,8 @@ void ThreadStart(object datao)
                         NativeMethods.gst_structure_get_int(caps_s, "width", out Width);
                         NativeMethods.gst_structure_get_int(caps_s, "height", out Height);
 
-                        var capsstring = NativeMethods.gst_caps_to_string(caps_s);
+                        // Memory leak: gst_caps_to_string allocates memory that requires g_free()
+                        // var capsstring = NativeMethods.gst_caps_to_string(caps_s);
                         var buffer = NativeMethods.gst_sample_get_buffer(sample);
                         if (buffer != IntPtr.Zero)
                         {