diff --git a/src/system/kernel/device_manager/io_requests.cpp b/src/system/kernel/device_manager/io_requests.cpp
index 60b717bad4..9e574cfe42 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/device_manager/io_requests.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/device_manager/io_requests.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ IOBuffer::Create(size_t count)
 }
 
 
+void
+IOBuffer::Delete()
+{
+	free(this);
+}
+
+
 void
 IOBuffer::SetVecs(size_t firstVecOffset, const iovec* vecs, uint32 count,
 	size_t length, uint32 flags)
@@ -508,6 +515,7 @@ IORequest::~IORequest()
 {
 	mutex_lock(&fLock);
 	DeleteSubRequests();
+	fBuffer->Delete();
 	mutex_destroy(&fLock);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/device_manager/io_requests.h b/src/system/kernel/device_manager/io_requests.h
index 5a3b482a63..f80cfe104d 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/device_manager/io_requests.h
+++ b/src/system/kernel/device_manager/io_requests.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ typedef struct IOOperation io_operation;
 class IOBuffer : public DoublyLinkedListLinkImpl<IOBuffer> {
 public:
 	static	IOBuffer*			Create(size_t count);
+			void				Delete();
 
 			bool				IsVirtual() const { return !fPhysical; }
 			bool				IsPhysical() const { return fPhysical; }
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public:
 			void				UnlockMemory(team_id team, bool isWrite);
 
 private:
+								IOBuffer();
 								~IOBuffer();
 									// not implemented
 			void				_UnlockMemory(team_id team, size_t count,