diff --git a/src/libs/vdxf/libdxfrw/libdxfrw.cpp b/src/libs/vdxf/libdxfrw/libdxfrw.cpp
index 7bef30b0c..3e9acbf56 100644
--- a/src/libs/vdxf/libdxfrw/libdxfrw.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vdxf/libdxfrw/libdxfrw.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cassert>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
 #include "intern/drw_textcodec.h"
 #include "intern/dxfreader.h"
 #include "intern/dxfwriter.h"
@@ -2541,18 +2542,18 @@ bool dxfRW::processPolyline() {
 bool dxfRW::processVertex(DRW_Polyline *pl) {
     DRW_DBG("dxfRW::processVertex");
     int code;
-    DRW_Vertex *v = new DRW_Vertex();
+    QScopedPointer<DRW_Vertex> v(new DRW_Vertex());
     while (reader->readRec(&code)) {
         DRW_DBG(code); DRW_DBG("\n");
         switch (code) {
         case 0: {
-            pl->appendVertex(v);
+            pl->appendVertex(v.take());
             nextentity = reader->getString();
             DRW_DBG(nextentity); DRW_DBG("\n");
             if (nextentity == "SEQEND") {
             return true;  //found SEQEND no more vertex, terminate
             } else if (nextentity == "VERTEX"){
-                v = new DRW_Vertex(); //another vertex
+                v.reset(new DRW_Vertex()); //another vertex
             }
         }
         DRW_FALLTHROUGH
@@ -2561,7 +2562,6 @@ bool dxfRW::processVertex(DRW_Polyline *pl) {
             break;
         }
     }
-    delete v;
     return true;
 }