diff --git a/Common/gmsh.cpp b/Common/gmsh.cpp
index d14084a93182f4529393dfb655652945fb1f16da..7e0dd2111ffd4e4bfcc250bdf7f396bc1c78c255 100644
--- a/Common/gmsh.cpp
+++ b/Common/gmsh.cpp
@@ -2629,6 +2629,7 @@ GMSH_API void gmsh::model::mesh::getBasisFunctions(
     }
     }
 
+    delete element;
     delete basis;
   }