diff --git a/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.h b/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.h
index bc7e5ff76..d25434892 100644
--- a/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.h
+++ b/dCommon/dClient/AssetManager.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct AssetMemoryBuffer : std::streambuf {
 	}
 
 	void close() {
-		delete m_Base;
+		free(m_Base);
 	}
 };