diff --git a/utilities/document/document_db.cc b/utilities/document/document_db.cc
index c12a1f253ff..8e15a52ca8b 100644
--- a/utilities/document/document_db.cc
+++ b/utilities/document/document_db.cc
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ class DocumentDBImpl : public DocumentDB {
         CreateColumnFamily(ColumnFamilyOptions(rocksdb_options_),
                            InternalSecondaryIndexName(index.name), &cf_handle);
     if (!s.ok()) {
+      delete index_obj;
       return s;
     }