diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/BaseWebSocketChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/BaseWebSocketChannel.cpp
index 67a578a828..88c691cdf0 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/BaseWebSocketChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/BaseWebSocketChannel.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ BaseWebSocketChannel::BaseWebSocketChannel()
   mSerial = (processBits << kWebSocketIDWebSocketBits) | webSocketBits;
 }
 
+BaseWebSocketChannel::~BaseWebSocketChannel() {
+  NS_ReleaseOnMainThread(mLoadGroup.forget());
+  NS_ReleaseOnMainThread(mLoadInfo.forget());
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // BaseWebSocketChannel::nsIWebSocketChannel
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/BaseWebSocketChannel.h b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/BaseWebSocketChannel.h
index 7498ae0bf6..154f5c80a7 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/BaseWebSocketChannel.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/BaseWebSocketChannel.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class BaseWebSocketChannel : public nsIWebSocketChannel,
   };
 
  protected:
+  virtual ~BaseWebSocketChannel();
   nsCOMPtr<nsIURI>                mOriginalURI;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIURI>                mURI;
   RefPtr<ListenerAndContextContainer> mListenerMT;
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp
index 679252500f..058dc46417 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp
@@ -1243,8 +1243,6 @@ WebSocketChannel::~WebSocketChannel()
 
   mListenerMT = nullptr;
 
-  NS_ReleaseOnMainThread(mLoadGroup.forget());
-  NS_ReleaseOnMainThread(mLoadInfo.forget());
   NS_ReleaseOnMainThread(mService.forget());
 }
 
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.h b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.h
index 94a50fd958..bd75ca3a81 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public:
   const static uint8_t kPayloadLengthBitsMask = 0x7F;
 
 protected:
-  virtual ~WebSocketChannel();
+  ~WebSocketChannel() override;
 
 private:
   friend class OutboundEnqueuer;