diff --git a/src/osgDB/FileUtils.cpp b/src/osgDB/FileUtils.cpp
index 83e013130..8ae86b0af 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/FileUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/FileUtils.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ char *osgDB::findDSO( const char *name )
     strcat(prependosgPlugins,name);
 
     fileFound = findFileInPath( prependosgPlugins , path );
-    delete prependosgPlugins;
+    delete [] prependosgPlugins;
 
     return fileFound;
 #else // defined macintosh