diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index dc78966..c0e857d 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "libisofs.h"
 #include "node.h"
 #include "error.h"
+#include "stream.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@ void iso_node_unref(IsoNode *node)
                 }
             }
             break;
+        case LIBISO_FILE:
+            {
+                IsoFile *file = (IsoFile*) node;
+                iso_stream_unref(file->stream);
+            }
+            break;
         default:
             /* TODO #00002 handle deletion of each kind of node */
             break;