diff --git a/Objects/funcobject.c b/Objects/funcobject.c
index e2ba2a97d6e..dcceb72c5d4 100644
--- a/Objects/funcobject.c
+++ b/Objects/funcobject.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func_dealloc(op)
 {
 	DECREF(op->func_code);
 	DECREF(op->func_globals);
+	DECREF(op->func_name);
 	XDECREF(op->func_argdefs);
 	XDECREF(op->func_doc);
 	DEL(op);