diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 13c6ca1d3..55996d1d5 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ repos:
       name: check for null / false return mistmatch
       language: script
       entry: ./contrib/ci/check-null-false-returns.py
+    - id: check-finalizers
+      name: check for missing GObject parent finalize
+      language: script
+      entry: ./contrib/ci/check-finalizers.py
     - id: check-headers
       name: check for superfluous includes
       language: script
diff --git a/contrib/ci/check-finalizers.py b/contrib/ci/check-finalizers.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3a0023d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/ci/check-finalizers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name,missing-docstring,consider-using-f-string
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+
+import glob
+import sys
+from typing import List
+
+
+class ReturnValidator:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.warnings: List[str] = []
+
+    def parse(self, fn: str) -> None:
+
+        with open(fn, "rb") as f:
+            infunc = False
+            has_parent_finalize = False
+            for line in f.read().decode().split("\n"):
+
+                # found the function, but ignore the prototype
+                if line.find("_finalize(") != -1:
+                    if line.endswith(";"):
+                        continue
+                    infunc = True
+                    continue
+
+                # got it
+                if line.find("->finalize(") != -1:
+                    has_parent_finalize = True
+                    continue
+
+                # finalize is done
+                if infunc and line.startswith("}"):
+                    if not has_parent_finalize:
+                        self.warnings.append(
+                            "{} did not have parent ->finalize()".format(fn)
+                        )
+                    break
+
+
+def test_files():
+
+    # test all C source files
+    validator = ReturnValidator()
+    for fn in glob.glob("**/*.c", recursive=True):
+        if fn.startswith("dist/") or fn.startswith("subprojects/"):
+            continue
+        validator.parse(fn)
+    for warning in validator.warnings:
+        print(warning)
+
+    return 1 if validator.warnings else 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    # all done!
+    sys.exit(test_files())
diff --git a/plugins/corsair/fu-corsair-device.c b/plugins/corsair/fu-corsair-device.c
index 6bbfcabb0..c5bb31d5f 100644
--- a/plugins/corsair/fu-corsair-device.c
+++ b/plugins/corsair/fu-corsair-device.c
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ fu_corsair_device_finalize(GObject *object)
 
 	g_free(self->subdevice_id);
 	g_object_unref(self->bp);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS(fu_corsair_device_parent_class)->finalize(object);
 }
 
 static void