diff --git a/src/preferences/locale/Locale.cpp b/src/preferences/locale/Locale.cpp
index 6a13c9af9c..b118456fe7 100644
--- a/src/preferences/locale/Locale.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/locale/Locale.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ LocalePreflet::AboutRequested()
 	authors[0] = "Axel Dörfler";
 	authors[1] = "Adrien Destugues";
 	authors[2] = NULL;
-	(new BAboutWindow(B_TRANSLATE("Locale"), 2005, authors))->Show();
+	BAboutWindow* about = new BAboutWindow(B_TRANSLATE("Locale"), 2005,
+		authors);
+	about->Show();
+	delete about;
 }