diff --git a/registry/source/registry.cxx b/registry/source/registry.cxx
index d3ba33d3a81c..d7d77b22002f 100644
--- a/registry/source/registry.cxx
+++ b/registry/source/registry.cxx
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ REG_DLLPUBLIC RegError REGISTRY_CALLTYPE reg_createRegistry(rtl_uString* registr
     ORegistry* pReg = new ORegistry();
     if ((ret = pReg->initRegistry(registryName, REG_CREATE)))
     {
+        delete pReg;
         *phRegistry = NULL;
         return ret;
     }
@@ -563,6 +564,7 @@ REG_DLLPUBLIC RegError REGISTRY_CALLTYPE reg_openRegistry(rtl_uString* registryN
     ORegistry* pReg = new ORegistry();
     if ((_ret = pReg->initRegistry(registryName, accessMode)))
     {
+        delete pReg;
         *phRegistry = NULL;
         return _ret;
     }