diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp
index b243736e1f9..1ab05e6aea3 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp
@@ -568,6 +568,12 @@ WebSocketChannel::~WebSocketChannel()
     mContext.forget(&forgettableContext);
     NS_ProxyRelease(mainThread, forgettableContext, PR_FALSE);
   }
+
+  if (mLoadGroup) {
+    nsILoadGroup *forgettableGroup;
+    mLoadGroup.forget(&forgettableGroup);
+    NS_ProxyRelease(mainThread, forgettableGroup, PR_FALSE);
+  }
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.h b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.h
index f0ccd8bf77f..de94a9e8332 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.h
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ private:
   nsCOMPtr<nsIEventTarget>                 mSocketThread;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIHttpChannelInternal>         mChannel;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIHttpChannel>                 mHttpChannel;
-  nsCOMPtr<nsILoadGroup>                   mLoadGroup;
   nsCOMPtr<nsICancelable>                  mDNSRequest;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIAsyncVerifyRedirectCallback> mRedirectCallback;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIRandomGenerator>             mRandomGenerator;