diff --git a/src/common/imagiff.cpp b/src/common/imagiff.cpp
index 0b5558d5bd..9f47504d66 100644
--- a/src/common/imagiff.cpp
+++ b/src/common/imagiff.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ int wxIFFDecoder::ReadIFF()
         const byte *cmapptr = dataptr + 8;
         colors = chunkLen / 3;                  // calc no of colors
 
-        wxDELETE(m_image->pal);
+        wxDELETEA(m_image->pal);
         m_image->colors = colors;
         if (colors > 0) {
         m_image->pal = new byte[3*colors];