diff --git a/src/files.cpp b/src/files.cpp
index 1e7f83bd6..fee5123ff 100644
--- a/src/files.cpp
+++ b/src/files.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,11 @@ public:
 bool FileReader::OpenFile(const char *filename, FileReader::Size start, FileReader::Size length)
 {
 	auto reader = new StdFileReader;
-	if (!reader->Open(filename, (long)start, (long)length)) return false;
+	if (!reader->Open(filename, (long)start, (long)length))
+	{
+		delete reader;
+		return false;
+	}
 	Close();
 	mReader = reader;
 	return true;