diff --git a/src/gtk/choice.cpp b/src/gtk/choice.cpp
index bcdce040bc..db2240b11e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/choice.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/choice.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ bool wxChoice::Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
 
 wxChoice::~wxChoice()
 {
+    Clear();
     delete m_strings;
 
  #ifdef __WXGTK3__