diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/persist.c b/dlls/mshtml/persist.c
index 720a58e..6aca13f 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/persist.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/persist.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static void set_progress_proc(task_t *_task)
V_I4(&progress) = 0; /* FIXME */
IOleCommandTarget_Exec(olecmd, NULL, OLECMDID_SETPROGRESSPOS, OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER,
&progress, NULL);
+ IOleCommandTarget_Release(olecmd);
}
if(doc->usermode == EDITMODE && doc->hostui) {