diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp
index 95e6bda78b..f9e9563f10 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qpainter.cpp
@@ -1710,8 +1710,8 @@ void QPainter::restore()
 
 static inline void qt_cleanup_painter_state(QPainterPrivate *d)
 {
+    qDeleteAll(d->states);
     d->states.clear();
-    delete d->state;
     d->state = 0;
     d->engine = 0;
     d->device = 0;