diff --git a/dlls/dwrite/font.c b/dlls/dwrite/font.c
index 5fc0de733dc..66662498647 100644
--- a/dlls/dwrite/font.c
+++ b/dlls/dwrite/font.c
@@ -3883,6 +3883,8 @@ HRESULT create_font_collection(IDWriteFactory5 *factory, IDWriteFontFileEnumerat
             if (FAILED(hr))
                 break;
         }
+
+        IDWriteFontFileStream_Release(stream);
     }
 
     LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY_SAFE(fileenum, fileenum2, &scannedfiles, struct fontfile_enum, entry) {