diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/BListValueNode.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/BListValueNode.cpp
index 91ea46f2b6..bd0073f931 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/BListValueNode.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/BListValueNode.cpp
@@ -246,29 +246,28 @@ BListValueNode::ResolvedLocationAndValue(ValueLoader* valueLoader,
 		if (strcmp(member->Name(), "fObjectList") == 0) {
 			error = baseType->ResolveDataMemberLocation(member,
 				*location, memberLocation);
+			BReference<ValueLocation> locationRef(memberLocation, true);
 			if (error != B_OK) {
 				TRACE_LOCALS(
 					"BListValueNode::ResolvedLocationAndValue(): "
 					"failed to resolve location of header member: %s\n",
 					strerror(error));
-				delete memberLocation;
 				return error;
 			}
 
 			error = valueLoader->LoadValue(memberLocation, valueType,
 				false, fDataLocation);
-			delete memberLocation;
 			if (error != B_OK)
 				return error;
 		} else if (strcmp(member->Name(), "fItemCount") == 0) {
 			error = baseType->ResolveDataMemberLocation(member,
 				*location, memberLocation);
+			BReference<ValueLocation> locationRef(memberLocation, true);
 			if (error != B_OK) {
 				TRACE_LOCALS(
 					"BListValueNode::ResolvedLocationAndValue(): "
 					"failed to resolve location of header member: %s\n",
 					strerror(error));
-				delete memberLocation;
 				return error;
 			}
 
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ BListValueNode::ResolvedLocationAndValue(ValueLoader* valueLoader,
 			BVariant listSize;
 			error = valueLoader->LoadValue(memberLocation, valueType,
 				false, listSize);
-			delete memberLocation;
 			if (error != B_OK)
 				return error;