diff --git a/registry/source/registry.cxx b/registry/source/registry.cxx
index d7d77b22002f..803372fa8028 100644
--- a/registry/source/registry.cxx
+++ b/registry/source/registry.cxx
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static RegError REGISTRY_CALLTYPE createRegistry(rtl_uString* registryName,
     ORegistry* pReg = new ORegistry();
     if ((ret = pReg->initRegistry(registryName, REG_CREATE)))
     {
+        delete pReg;
         *phRegistry = NULL;
         return ret;
     }