diff --git a/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp b/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp
index 800d2ebc3..42ccc78f3 100644
--- a/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ uint8_t *FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, FS_TYPE>::format(void *buffer, typename F
 		fs->write(INODE_ROOT_DIR, dirBuff, useDirectories);
 	}
 
+	delete fs;
+
 	return (uint8_t*) buffer;
 }
 #ifdef _MSC_VER