diff --git a/coders/dng.c b/coders/dng.c
index 73a3e003e..dd1cf0c82 100644
--- a/coders/dng.c
+++ b/coders/dng.c
@@ -243,7 +243,10 @@ static Image *InvokeDNGDelegate(const ImageInfo *image_info,Image *image,
   status=InvokeDelegate(read_info,image,"dng:decode",(char *) NULL,exception);
   image=DestroyImage(image);
   if (status == MagickFalse)
-    return(image);
+    {
+      read_info=DestroyImageInfo(read_info);
+      return(image);
+    }
   *read_info->magick='\0';
   (void) FormatLocaleString(read_info->filename,MagickPathExtent,"%s.tif",
     read_info->unique);