diff --git a/indra/newview/llmeshrepository.cpp b/indra/newview/llmeshrepository.cpp
index a6409c5b3..7af322e63 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llmeshrepository.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llmeshrepository.cpp
@@ -1075,17 +1075,19 @@ bool LLMeshRepoThread::headerReceived(const LLVolumeParams& mesh_params, U8* dat
 
 bool LLMeshRepoThread::lodReceived(const LLVolumeParams& mesh_params, S32 lod, U8* data, S32 data_size)
 {
-	LLVolume* volume = new LLVolume(mesh_params, LLVolumeLODGroup::getVolumeScaleFromDetail(lod));
+	LLPointer<LLVolume> volume = new LLVolume(mesh_params, LLVolumeLODGroup::getVolumeScaleFromDetail(lod));
 	std::string mesh_string((char*) data, data_size);
 	std::istringstream stream(mesh_string);
 
 	if (volume->unpackVolumeFaces(stream, data_size))
 	{
-		LoadedMesh mesh(volume, mesh_params, lod);
 		if (volume->getNumFaces() > 0)
 		{
-			LLMutexLock lock(mMutex);
-			mLoadedQ.push(mesh);
+			LoadedMesh mesh(volume, mesh_params, lod);
+			{
+				LLMutexLock lock(mMutex);
+				mLoadedQ.push(mesh);
+			}
 			return true;
 		}
 	}