diff --git a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
index ccf3421f93..4e03b073f4 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
@@ -3544,6 +3544,7 @@ wxDataViewCtrlInternal::~wxDataViewCtrlInternal()
 
     g_object_unref( m_gtk_model );
 
+    delete m_root;
     delete m_dragDataObject;
     delete m_dropDataObject;
 }