diff --git a/Python/marshal.c b/Python/marshal.c
index 6a8ec46ad6f..75a20c23ec8 100644
--- a/Python/marshal.c
+++ b/Python/marshal.c
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ r_object(p)
 			Py_XDECREF(varnames);
 			Py_XDECREF(filename);
 			Py_XDECREF(name);
+			Py_XDECREF(lnotab);
 
 		}
 		return v;