diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorManager.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorManager.cpp
index dc1f6e116..4e0a5986d 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorManager.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorManager.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
 	HiddenService *hiddenService ;
 
     explicit TorManagerPrivate(TorManager *parent = 0);
+    virtual ~TorManagerPrivate();
 
     std::string torExecutablePath() const;
     bool createDataDir(const std::string &path);
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ TorManagerPrivate::TorManagerPrivate(TorManager *parent)
     control->set_statusChanged_callback([this](int new_status,int /*old_status*/) { controlStatusChanged(new_status); });
 }
 
+TorManagerPrivate::~TorManagerPrivate()
+{
+    delete(control);
+}
+
 TorManager *TorManager::instance()
 {
     static TorManager *p = 0;