diff --git a/hit.h b/hit.h
index ccc6ce5..4b515c2 100644
--- a/hit.h
+++ b/hit.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class HitSink {
 	 */
 	virtual ~HitSink() {
 		if(ptNumAligned_ != NULL) {
-			delete ptNumAligned_;
+			delete[] ptNumAligned_;
 			ptNumAligned_ = NULL;
 		}
 		closeOuts();