diff --git a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
index 08608c0508137a..05b789b608c0c7 100644
--- a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
@@ -3748,6 +3748,7 @@ _asyncio_all_tasks_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *loop)
         Py_DECREF(loop);
         return NULL;
     }
+    Py_DECREF(eager_tasks);
     PyObject *eager_iter = PyObject_GetIter(eager_tasks);
     if (eager_iter == NULL) {
         Py_DECREF(tasks);