diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp
index ddb80c6ff..780975418 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ Module::fromDescriptor( const QVariantMap& moduleDescriptor,
     {
         cLog() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "bad module directory"
                << instanceId;
+        delete m;
         return nullptr;
     }