diff --git a/src/common/dwarf_cu_to_module.cc b/src/common/dwarf_cu_to_module.cc
index 8246daf9..1d157def 100644
--- a/src/common/dwarf_cu_to_module.cc
+++ b/src/common/dwarf_cu_to_module.cc
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void DwarfCUToModule::FuncHandler::Finish() {
   if (low_pc_ < high_pc_) {
     // Create a Module::Function based on the data we've gathered, and
     // add it to the functions_ list.
-    Module::Function *func = new Module::Function;
+    scoped_ptr<Module::Function> func(new Module::Function);
     // Malformed DWARF may omit the name, but all Module::Functions must
     // have names.
     if (!name_.empty()) {
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ void DwarfCUToModule::FuncHandler::Finish() {
     if (func->address) {
        // If the function address is zero this is a sign that this function
        // description is just empty debug data and should just be discarded.
-       cu_context_->functions.push_back(func);
+       cu_context_->functions.push_back(func.release());
      }
   } else if (inline_) {
     AbstractOrigin origin(name_);