diff --git a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-message.cpp b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-message.cpp
index c9ee6184b..b191027ed 100644
--- a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-message.cpp
+++ b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-message.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int linphone_chat_message_set_text(LinphoneChatMessage *msg, const char* text) {
 
 LinphoneContent *linphone_chat_message_get_file_transfer_information(LinphoneChatMessage *msg) {
 	const LinphonePrivate::Content *content = L_GET_PRIVATE_FROM_C_OBJECT(msg)->getFileTransferInformation();
-	if (content) return linphone_content_ref(L_GET_C_BACK_PTR(content));
+	if (content) return L_GET_C_BACK_PTR(content);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.cpp b/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.cpp
index 14733e4c8..6bebbfa0b 100644
--- a/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.cpp
+++ b/src/chat/modifier/file-transfer-chat-message-modifier.cpp
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ void FileTransferChatMessageModifier::onRecvBody (belle_sip_user_body_handler_t
 				// Legacy: call back given by application level
 				linphone_core_notify_file_transfer_recv(message->getCore()->getCCore(), msg, content, (const char *)buffer, size);
 			}
+			linphone_content_unref(content);
 		}
 	} else {
 		lWarning() << "File transfer decrypt failed with code " << (int)retval;