diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/dnd.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/dnd.mm
index 8f93c89618..8ec55c1679 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/dnd.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/dnd.mm
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
 
     ~wxOSXPasteboardSinkItem()
     {
-
+        [m_item release];
     }
 
     virtual void SetData(const wxDataFormat& format, const void *buf, size_t datasize) override