diff --git a/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp b/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp
index a19d1119d93f6..42feab4e3a499 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ android_media_AudioSystem_error_callback(status_t err)
     env->CallStaticVoidMethod(clazz, env->GetStaticMethodID(clazz,
                               "errorCallbackFromNative","(I)V"),
                               check_AudioSystem_Command(err));
+
+    env->DeleteLocalRef(clazz);
 }
 
 static jint