diff --git a/Source/NSImage.m b/Source/NSImage.m
index 3499cdb09..ad16319f9 100644
--- a/Source/NSImage.m
+++ b/Source/NSImage.m
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ repd_for_rep(NSArray *_reps, NSImageRep *rep)
     }
   self = [self init];
   [self addRepresentation: rep];
+  RELEASE(rep);
   return self;
 }
 
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ repd_for_rep(NSArray *_reps, NSImageRep *rep)
     }
   self = [self init];
   [self addRepresentation: rep];
+  RELEASE(rep);
   return self;
 }