diff --git a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
index d24823622..ba9069f1a 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
+++ b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ Okular::FontInfo::List PDFGenerator::fontsForPage( int page )
     if (it->hasNext()) {
         fonts = it->next();
     }
+    delete it;
     userMutex()->unlock();
 
     for (const Poppler::FontInfo &font : qAsConst(fonts))