diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workerDataArray.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workerDataArray.inline.hpp
index eeedd50e557..64f468ba83a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workerDataArray.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workerDataArray.inline.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ T WorkerDataArray<T>::get(uint worker_i) const {
 
 template <typename T>
 WorkerDataArray<T>::~WorkerDataArray() {
+  for (uint i = 0; i < MaxThreadWorkItems; i++) {
+    delete _thread_work_items[i];
+  }
   FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(T, _data);
 }