diff --git a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkdiskcache/tst_qnetworkdiskcache.cpp b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkdiskcache/tst_qnetworkdiskcache.cpp
index d8c6633c2a8..39199c91b50 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkdiskcache/tst_qnetworkdiskcache.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkdiskcache/tst_qnetworkdiskcache.cpp
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ void tst_QNetworkDiskCache::streamVersion()
         QIODevice *dataDevice = cache.data(url);
         QVERIFY(dataDevice != 0);
         QByteArray cachedData = dataDevice->readAll();
+        delete dataDevice;
         QCOMPARE(cachedData, data);
     }
 }