1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/platform/android/src/image.cpp b/platform/android/src/image.cpp
index 2a33944b18..0456381578 100644
--- a/platform/android/src/image.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/image.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ PremultipliedImage decodeImage(const std::string& string) {
                         reinterpret_cast<const signed char*>(string.data()));
 
     auto bitmap = android::BitmapFactory::DecodeByteArray(*env, array, 0, string.size());
-    return android::Bitmap::GetImage(*env, bitmap);
+    jni::DeleteLocalRef(*env, array);
+
+    auto image = android::Bitmap::GetImage(*env, bitmap);
+    jni::DeleteLocalRef(*env, bitmap);
+
+    return image;
 }
 
 } // namespace mbgl