diff --git a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/openexr/openexr_api.cpp b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/openexr/openexr_api.cpp
index 6883cc4051d..01e6c6b3fb7 100644
--- a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/openexr/openexr_api.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/openexr/openexr_api.cpp
@@ -661,6 +661,9 @@ struct ImBuf *imb_load_openexr(unsigned char *mem, int size, int flags)
 				IMB_rect_from_float(ibuf);
 			}
 		}
+		
+		delete file;
+		
 		return(ibuf);
 				
 	}