diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp
index df7766e2c5d..d42c2598f84 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ void QHostInfoRunnable::run()
                 iterator.remove();
                 hostInfo.setLookupId(postponed->id);
                 postponed->resultEmitter.emitResultsReady(hostInfo);
+                delete postponed;
             }
         }
     }