diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index 1ba6d67742..cc6ef36963 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ QGuiApplicationPrivate::~QGuiApplicationPrivate()
         delete generic_plugin_list.at(i);
     generic_plugin_list.clear();
 
+    delete app_font;
+    app_font = 0;
     QFont::cleanup();
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_CURSOR