diff --git a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/window_capturer_mac.mm b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/window_capturer_mac.mm
index 8fdbdc8d89..3ceae31ec7 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/window_capturer_mac.mm
+++ b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/window_capturer_mac.mm
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ void WindowCapturerMac::Capture(const DesktopRegion& region) {
       window_id_, kCGWindowImageBoundsIgnoreFraming);
 
   if (!window_image) {
-    CFRelease(window_image);
     callback_->OnCaptureCompleted(NULL);
     return;
   }