diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessbackend.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessbackend.cpp
index 7fc0b474bb5..7ba97447657 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessbackend.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,10 @@ QNetworkAccessBackend::QNetworkAccessBackend(TargetTypes targetTypes, IOFeatures
 /*!
     Destructs the QNetworkAccessBackend base class.
 */
-QNetworkAccessBackend::~QNetworkAccessBackend() { }
+QNetworkAccessBackend::~QNetworkAccessBackend()
+{
+    delete d_func()->wrappedUploadByteDevice;
+}
 
 /*!
     Returns the security related features that the backend claims to