diff --git a/indra/llappearance/llavatarappearance.cpp b/indra/llappearance/llavatarappearance.cpp
index 2d6d2a10d261ee35bdb63c7b89f345838765edd8..232123a635420ada36550e14f4da385679d23387 100644
--- a/indra/llappearance/llavatarappearance.cpp
+++ b/indra/llappearance/llavatarappearance.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,12 @@ LLAvatarAppearance::~LLAvatarAppearance()
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (mRoot) mRoot->removeAllChildren();
+	if (mRoot) 
+	{
+		mRoot->removeAllChildren();
+		delete mRoot;
+		mRoot = nullptr;
+	}
 	mJointMap.clear();
 
 	clearSkeleton();