diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIVideoPlayerIOS.mm b/cocos/ui/UIVideoPlayerIOS.mm
index d0a8dd819a..16b40d89c9 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIVideoPlayerIOS.mm
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIVideoPlayerIOS.mm
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ using namespace cocos2d::experimental::ui;
     }
     
     if (videoSource == 1) {
-        self.moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@(videoUrl.c_str())]];
+        self.moviePlayer = [[[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@(videoUrl.c_str())]] autorelease];
         self.moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeStreaming;
     } else {
         NSString *path = [UIVideoViewWrapperIos fullPathFromRelativePath:@(videoUrl.c_str())];
-        self.moviePlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:path]];
+        self.moviePlayer = [[[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:path]] autorelease];
         self.moviePlayer.movieSourceType = MPMovieSourceTypeFile;
     }
     self.moviePlayer.allowsAirPlay = false;