1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/remote.go b/remote.go
index c966aab..9d65d10 100644
--- a/remote.go
+++ b/remote.go
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ func credentialsCallback(_cred **C.git_cred, _url *C.char, _username_from_url *C
 	}
 	if cred != nil {
 		*_cred = cred.ptr
+
+		// have transferred ownership to libgit, 'forget' the native pointer
+		cred.ptr = nil
+		runtime.SetFinalizer(cred, nil)
 	}
 	return 0
 }