diff --git a/libs/ardour/minibpm.cc b/libs/ardour/minibpm.cc
index 5cbe016b14..917d1bd33c 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/minibpm.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/minibpm.cc
@@ -553,7 +553,10 @@ public:
 	}
 
         if (candidateMap.empty()) {
-            return 0.0;
+	    delete[] cf;
+	    delete[] acf;
+	    delete[] temp;
+	    return 0.0;
         }
 
         std::multimap<double, int>::const_iterator ci(candidateMap.end());