diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 365a721f1d..ab9ebb4682 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ bool wxXmlResource::Unload(const wxString& filename)
         {
             if ( (*i)->File == fnd )
             {
+                delete *i;
                 Data().erase(i);
                 unloaded = true;