diff --git a/intern/itasc/Cache.cpp b/intern/itasc/Cache.cpp
index 85d948f77bd..367c69befda 100644
--- a/intern/itasc/Cache.cpp
+++ b/intern/itasc/Cache.cpp
@@ -214,8 +214,10 @@ int Cache::addChannel(const void *device, const char *name, unsigned int maxItem
 		entry = new CacheEntry();
 		if (entry == NULL)
 			return -1;
-		if (!m_cache.insert(CacheMap::value_type(device,entry)).second)
+		if (!m_cache.insert(CacheMap::value_type(device,entry)).second) {
+			delete entry;
 			return -1;
+		}
 	} else {
 		entry = it->second;
 	}