diff --git a/libs/androidfw/AssetManager.cpp b/libs/androidfw/AssetManager.cpp
index b4d482ad0a547..87164ca2f5aa0 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/AssetManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/androidfw/AssetManager.cpp
@@ -1747,6 +1747,7 @@ bool AssetManager::fncScanAndMergeDirLocked(
     }
 
     mergeInfoLocked(pMergedInfo, pContents);
+    delete pContents;
     return true;
 }