Index: libhb/render.c
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--- libhb/render.c	(revision 1397)
+++ libhb/render.c	(working copy)
@@ -306,8 +306,9 @@
 
                     pv->total_lost_time += temp_duration;
                     pv->dropped_frames++;
-
-                    hb_fifo_get( pv->subtitle_queue );
+                    
+                    hb_buffer_t * subtitles = hb_fifo_get( pv->subtitle_queue );
+                    hb_buffer_close( &subtitles );
                     buf_tmp_in = NULL;
                 }
                 else