diff --git a/common/file.cpp b/common/file.cpp
index 6320838e0b5..0d760cb5094 100644
--- a/common/file.cpp
+++ b/common/file.cpp
@@ -162,8 +162,12 @@ bool DumpFile::open(const String &filename, bool createPath) {
 				subpath.erase(i);
 				if (subpath.empty()) continue;
 				AbstractFSNode *node = g_system->getFilesystemFactory()->makeFileNodePath(subpath);
-				if (node->exists()) continue;
+				if (node->exists()) {
+					delete node;
+					continue;
+				}
 				if (!node->create(true)) warning("DumpFile: unable to create directories from path prefix");
+				delete node;
 			}
 		}
 	}