diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audio/audiooutputbase.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audio/audiooutputbase.cpp
index 235007a50cf..78fa8112a09 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audio/audiooutputbase.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audio/audiooutputbase.cpp
@@ -91,13 +91,18 @@ AudioOutputBase::~AudioOutputBase()
                 "~AudioOutputBase called, but KillAudio has not been called!");
 
     // We got this from a subclass, delete it
-    delete m_outputSettings;
-    delete m_outputSettingsRaw;
-    if (m_outputSettings != m_outputSettingsDigital)
+    // These all seem to be the same pointer, avoid freeing multiple times
+    VBAUDIO(QString("m_outputSettings != m_outputSettingsDigital : %1").arg(m_outputSettings != m_outputSettingsDigital));
+    if (m_outputSettingsDigital != m_outputSettings)
     {
+        if (m_outputSettingsDigitalRaw != m_outputSettingsDigital && m_outputSettingsDigitalRaw != m_outputSettings)
+            delete m_outputSettingsDigitalRaw;
         delete m_outputSettingsDigital;
-        delete m_outputSettingsDigitalRaw;
     }
+    VBAUDIO(QString("m_outputSettingsRaw != m_outputSettings %1").arg(m_outputSettingsRaw != m_outputSettings));
+    if (m_outputSettingsRaw != m_outputSettings)
+        delete m_outputSettingsRaw;
+    delete m_outputSettings;
 
     if (m_kAudioSRCOutputSize > 0)
         delete[] m_srcOut;
@@ -191,9 +196,9 @@ AudioOutputSettings* AudioOutputBase::GetOutputSettingsUsers(bool digital)
     else if (m_outputSettingsDigital)
         return m_outputSettingsDigital;
 
-    auto* aosettings = new AudioOutputSettings;
-
-    *aosettings = *GetOutputSettingsCleaned(digital);
+    //bugfix: don't allocate as GetOutputSettings will do it
+    //auto* aosettings = new AudioOutputSettings;
+    AudioOutputSettings* aosettings = GetOutputSettingsCleaned(digital);
     aosettings->GetUsers();
 
     if (digital)