diff --git a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
index c88c009888..1db8df0451 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ BTextControl::BTextControl(const char* label, const char* text,
 BTextControl::~BTextControl()
 {
 	SetModificationMessage(NULL);
+	delete fLayoutData;
 }