diff --git a/filters/libmsooxml/MsooXmlDrawingReaderTableImpl.h b/filters/libmsooxml/MsooXmlDrawingReaderTableImpl.h
--- a/filters/libmsooxml/MsooXmlDrawingReaderTableImpl.h
+++ b/filters/libmsooxml/MsooXmlDrawingReaderTableImpl.h
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
         m_context->import->loadAndParseDocument(&tableStyleReader, m_context->tableStylesFilePath, &tableStyleReaderContext);
     }
 
-    m_table = new KoTable;
+    KoTable table;
+    m_table = &table;
 
     m_table->setName(QLatin1String("Table") + QString::number(m_currentTableNumber + 1));
     m_currentTableRowNumber = 0;
@@ -77,8 +78,6 @@
 
     m_table->saveOdf(*body, *mainStyles);
 
-    delete m_table;
-
     m_currentTableNumber++;
 
     if (tableSetByMe) {