diff --git a/rtgui/main.cc b/rtgui/main.cc
index accd40dbf..93661eb68 100644
--- a/rtgui/main.cc
+++ b/rtgui/main.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
    std::string argv0_, argv1_;
    
 #ifdef WIN32
-   char *exname = new char[512];
+   char exname[512];
    GetModuleFileName (NULL, exname, 512);
    argv0_ = exname;
    // get the path where the rawtherapee is stored
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
    m.run(*rtWindow);
    gdk_threads_leave ();
    delete rtWindow;
-   rtengine::cleanup();
-   delete [] exname;
    return 0;
 }