diff --git a/src/system/kernel/usergroup.cpp b/src/system/kernel/usergroup.cpp
index 631d98c06d..9383f45cc3 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/usergroup.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/usergroup.cpp
@@ -224,9 +224,8 @@ common_setgroups(int groupCount, const gid_t* groupList, bool kernel)
 			memcpy(newGroups->groups, groupList, sizeof(gid_t) * groupCount);
 		} else {
 			if (!IS_USER_ADDRESS(groupList)
-				|| user_memcpy(newGroups->groups, groupList,
-					sizeof(gid_t) * groupCount) != B_OK) {
-				delete newGroups;
+				|| user_memcpy(newGroups->groups, groupList, sizeof(gid_t) * groupCount) != B_OK) {
+				free(newGroups);
 				return B_BAD_ADDRESS;
 			}
 		}