diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
index 432248fe7..41beb31e3 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
@@ -953,7 +953,10 @@ ReplayStatus WrappedID3D11Device::ReadLogInitialisation(RDCFile *rdc, bool store
   StreamReader *reader = rdc->ReadSection(sectionIdx);
 
   if(reader->IsErrored())
+  {
+    delete reader;
     return ReplayStatus::FileIOFailed;
+  }
 
   ReadSerialiser ser(reader, Ownership::Stream);
 
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device.cpp
index baad4c0d5..3e2daa268 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device.cpp
@@ -2398,7 +2398,10 @@ ReplayStatus WrappedID3D12Device::ReadLogInitialisation(RDCFile *rdc, bool store
   StreamReader *reader = rdc->ReadSection(sectionIdx);
 
   if(reader->IsErrored())
+  {
+    delete reader;
     return ReplayStatus::FileIOFailed;
+  }
 
   ReadSerialiser ser(reader, Ownership::Stream);
 
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_driver.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_driver.cpp
index a2155bca6..129cda445 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_driver.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_driver.cpp
@@ -3078,7 +3078,10 @@ ReplayStatus WrappedOpenGL::ReadLogInitialisation(RDCFile *rdc, bool storeStruct
   StreamReader *reader = rdc->ReadSection(sectionIdx);
 
   if(reader->IsErrored())
+  {
+    delete reader;
     return ReplayStatus::FileIOFailed;
+  }
 
   ReadSerialiser ser(reader, Ownership::Stream);
 
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
index f7860a8c0..9085900d3 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_core.cpp
@@ -1440,7 +1440,10 @@ ReplayStatus WrappedVulkan::ReadLogInitialisation(RDCFile *rdc, bool storeStruct
   StreamReader *reader = rdc->ReadSection(sectionIdx);
 
   if(reader->IsErrored())
+  {
+    delete reader;
     return ReplayStatus::FileIOFailed;
+  }
 
   ReadSerialiser ser(reader, Ownership::Stream);