diff --git a/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp b/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
index 1953479cd..92bb0c3b0 100644
--- a/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ class TextSelectorEngine : public AnnotatorEngine
                 ann = ha;
             }
 
+            delete selection;
+            selection = 0;
+
             // safety check
             if ( !ann )
                 return QList< Okular::Annotation* >();