diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloatermessagelog.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloatermessagelog.cpp
index 098a35c43..36f2e92ce 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloatermessagelog.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloatermessagelog.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ std::string LLFloaterMessageLogItem::getString(LLTemplateMessageReader* readerp,
 					if(i != (end - 1))
 					{ // don't want null terminator hiding data
 						unreadable = S32_MAX;
+						delete[] value;
 						break;
 					}
 				}
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ std::string LLFloaterMessageLogItem::getString(LLTemplateMessageReader* readerp,
 					else
 					{ // never want any wrong characters outside of summary mode
 						unreadable = S32_MAX;
+						delete[] value;
 						break;
 					}
 				}
@@ -369,6 +371,7 @@ std::string LLFloaterMessageLogItem::getString(LLTemplateMessageReader* readerp,
 				if(summary_mode && (size > 8))
 					stream << " ... ";
 			}
+			delete[] value;
 		}
 		break;
 	}