diff --git a/src/common/docview.cpp b/src/common/docview.cpp
index ef47161018..988fc0b7d5 100644
--- a/src/common/docview.cpp
+++ b/src/common/docview.cpp
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ wxDocument *wxDocManager::CreateDocument(const wxString& path, long flags)
             {
                 if (!CloseDocument(docToClose, FALSE))
                 {
+                    delete[] templates;
                     return NULL;
                 }
             }