diff --git a/scene/resources/dynamic_font.cpp b/scene/resources/dynamic_font.cpp
index 86302bb8fc..2f5a2131e9 100644
--- a/scene/resources/dynamic_font.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/dynamic_font.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Error DynamicFontAtSize::_load() {
 		f->get_buffer(font->_fontdata.ptrw(), len);
 		font->set_font_ptr(font->_fontdata.ptr(), len);
 		f->close();
+		memdelete(f);
 	}
 
 	if (font->font_mem) {