diff --git a/dbus/dbus-gvalue-utils.c b/dbus/dbus-gvalue-utils.c
index ca9e173..95bbe3f 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-gvalue-utils.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-gvalue-utils.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ hashtable_copy (GType type, gpointer src)
 static void
 hashtable_simple_free (gpointer val)
 {
-  g_hash_table_destroy (val);
+  g_hash_table_unref (val);
 }
 
 static gpointer