diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 0285165..be99be8 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -2263,6 +2263,8 @@
     rslt = CreateHardLink(dst, src, NULL);
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
+    Py_DECREF(osrc);
+    Py_DECREF(odst);
     if (rslt == 0)
         return posix_error();