diff --git a/src/unix/mimetype.cpp b/src/unix/mimetype.cpp
index ec6d47e5cb..e159a60e7e 100644
--- a/src/unix/mimetype.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/mimetype.cpp
@@ -646,7 +646,9 @@ void wxMimeTypesManagerImpl::LoadGnomeDataFromKeyFile(const wxString& filename,
         nLine++;
     } // end of while, save any data
 
-    if (! curMimeType.empty())
+    if ( curMimeType.empty() )
+        delete entry;
+    else
         AddToMimeData( curMimeType, curIconFile, entry, strExtensions, strDesc);
 }