diff --git a/SSToolkit/SSHUDWindow.m b/SSToolkit/SSHUDWindow.m
index 46c0ada..bd74720 100644
--- a/SSToolkit/SSHUDWindow.m
+++ b/SSToolkit/SSHUDWindow.m
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ - (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
 	CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
 	CGGradientRef gradient = SSCreateGradientWithColors(@[[UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0f alpha:0.1f], [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0f alpha:0.5f]]);
 	CGContextDrawRadialGradient(context, gradient, self.center, 0.0f, self.center, fmaxf(self.bounds.size.width, self.bounds.size.height) / 2.0f, kCGGradientDrawsAfterEndLocation);
+	CGGradientRelease(gradient);
 }
 
 @end