diff --git a/src/addons/news_manager.cpp b/src/addons/news_manager.cpp
index 1dc2af38b..3eb173f2a 100644
--- a/src/addons/news_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/addons/news_manager.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ void NewsManager::init()
     const XMLNode *xml   = new XMLNode(xml_file);
     checkRedirect(xml);
     updateNews(xml, xml_file);
+    delete xml;
 }   // init
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------