diff --git a/src/caffe/util/hdf5.cpp b/src/caffe/util/hdf5.cpp
index 6429f3821bc..d0d05f70f8f 100644
--- a/src/caffe/util/hdf5.cpp
+++ b/src/caffe/util/hdf5.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ void hdf5_save_nd_dataset<float>(
   herr_t status = H5LTmake_dataset_float(
       file_id, dataset_name.c_str(), num_axes, dims, data);
   CHECK_GE(status, 0) << "Failed to make float dataset " << dataset_name;
+  delete[] dims;
 }
 
 template <>
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ void hdf5_save_nd_dataset<double>(
   herr_t status = H5LTmake_dataset_double(
       file_id, dataset_name.c_str(), num_axes, dims, data);
   CHECK_GE(status, 0) << "Failed to make double dataset " << dataset_name;
+  delete[] dims;
 }
 
 string hdf5_load_string(hid_t loc_id, const string& dataset_name) {