1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/remote.go b/remote.go
index c966aab..336388e 100644
--- a/remote.go
+++ b/remote.go
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ func credentialsCallback(_cred **C.git_cred, _url *C.char, _username_from_url *C
 		return C.GIT_EUSER
 	}
 	if cred != nil {
+		// we are transferring ownership to libgit, have to disable  
+		runtime.SetFinalizer(cred, nil)
 		*_cred = cred.ptr
 	}
 	return 0