diff --git a/compiler/lib/Support/LLVMEmitFile.cpp b/compiler/lib/Support/LLVMEmitFile.cpp
index 56f42e61b..5c8d53a61 100644
--- a/compiler/lib/Support/LLVMEmitFile.cpp
+++ b/compiler/lib/Support/LLVMEmitFile.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ llvm::Error emitObject(llvm::Module &module, string objectPath) {
   objectFile->os().flush();
   objectFile->os().close();
   objectFile->keep();
-
+  delete targetMachine;
   return llvm::Error::success();
 }