Index: generic/nsf.c
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diff -u -N -r31c114ee0e7d1eb529430517bf60889da860446f -r87bc503b7d71458e9a6a107a80fe2804e01750dd
--- generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision 31c114ee0e7d1eb529430517bf60889da860446f)
+++ generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision 87bc503b7d71458e9a6a107a80fe2804e01750dd)
@@ -5076,7 +5076,7 @@
  *
  * Results:
  *    Tcl_Obj of reference count 0, caller has to take care for
- *    refcounting
+ *    refcounting.
  *
  * Side effects:
  *    None.
@@ -20271,8 +20271,11 @@
                          &class, &lookupMethodName, &cmd, &isMixinEntry, &isFilterEntry,
                          &endOfFilterChain, &currentCmd) == TCL_OK
         && cmd != NULL) {
-      methodName = isEnsemble ? ObjStr(NsfMethodNamePath(interp, framePtr, methodName)) : lookupMethodName;
+      Tcl_Obj *pathObj = NsfMethodNamePath(interp, framePtr, methodName);
+
+      methodName = isEnsemble ? ObjStr(pathObj) : lookupMethodName;
       result = MethodHandleObj((class != NULL) ? (NsfObject *)class : object, (class == NULL), methodName);
+      DECR_REF_COUNT(pathObj);
     } else {
       result = NULL;
     }