diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/gui/painting/qtbench/tst_qtbench.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/gui/painting/qtbench/tst_qtbench.cpp
index f24c48c0e1c..9b2b730950d 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/gui/painting/qtbench/tst_qtbench.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/gui/painting/qtbench/tst_qtbench.cpp
@@ -107,9 +107,13 @@ class tst_QtBench : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
+    QList<Benchmark *> benchmarks;
+
 private slots:
     void qtBench();
     void qtBench_data();
+
+    void cleanupTestCase() { qDeleteAll(benchmarks); }
 };
 
 QString makeString(int length)
@@ -159,7 +163,6 @@ void tst_QtBench::qtBench_data()
                               "i erat, sed pellentesque\n"
                               "mi. Curabitur sed.";
 
-    QList<Benchmark *> benchmarks;
     benchmarks << (new DrawText(shortString, DrawText::PainterMode));
     benchmarks << (new DrawText(middleString, DrawText::PainterMode));
     benchmarks << (new DrawText(longString, DrawText::PainterMode));