diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dds/ReaderWriterDDS.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dds/ReaderWriterDDS.cpp
index f3dac2add..1905e53ff 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dds/ReaderWriterDDS.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dds/ReaderWriterDDS.cpp
@@ -687,6 +687,9 @@ bool WriteDDSFile(const osg::Image *img, std::ostream& fout)
     // Check for correct saving
     fout.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer), isize);
     
+    delete [] header;
+    delete [] buffer;
+
     if (fout.fail())
     {
         return false;