diff --git a/Generals/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/sortingrenderer.cpp b/Generals/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/sortingrenderer.cpp
index a2ce1c4f9e..f8b0cf9a15 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/sortingrenderer.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/sortingrenderer.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ void SortingRendererClass::Insert_To_Sorting_Pool(SortingNodeStruct* state)
 {
 	if (overlapping_node_count>=MAX_OVERLAPPING_NODES) {
 		Release_Refs(state);
+		delete state;
 		WWASSERT(0);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/sortingrenderer.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/sortingrenderer.cpp
index 691ad41492..2bf6401a9b 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/sortingrenderer.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/sortingrenderer.cpp
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ void SortingRendererClass::Insert_To_Sorting_Pool(SortingNodeStruct* state)
 {
 	if (overlapping_node_count>=MAX_OVERLAPPING_NODES) {
 		Release_Refs(state);
+		delete state;
 		WWASSERT(0);
 		return;
 	}