diff --git a/dw/fltkimgbuf.cc b/dw/fltkimgbuf.cc
index 3b6bb57..9c8ce2b 100644
--- a/dw/fltkimgbuf.cc
+++ b/dw/fltkimgbuf.cc
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ inline void FltkImgbuf::scaleBuffer (const core::byte *src, int srcWidth,
       gammaMap2 = findGammaCorrectionTable (1 / gamma);
    }
 
-   int *v = new int[bpp];
+   std::vector< int > v( bpp );
    for(int x = 0; x < destWidth; x++) {
       for(int y = 0; y < destHeight; y++) {
          int xo1 = x * srcWidth / destWidth;
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ inline void FltkImgbuf::scaleBuffer (const core::byte *src, int srcWidth,
                scaleMode == BEAUTIFUL_GAMMA ? gammaMap1[v[i] / n] : v[i] / n;
       }
    }
-   delete[] v;
 }
 
 void FltkImgbuf::copyRow (int row, const core::byte *data)