diff --git a/Magick++/lib/Image.cpp b/Magick++/lib/Image.cpp
index e362e5605b..398476d4b7 100644
--- a/Magick++/lib/Image.cpp
+++ b/Magick++/lib/Image.cpp
@@ -1881,6 +1881,7 @@ void Magick::Image::annotate(const std::string &text_,
           (void) CopyMagickString(boundingArea,
             std::string(boundingArea_).c_str(), MagickPathExtent);
         }
+      drawInfo->geometry=DestroyString(drawInfo->geometry);
       drawInfo->geometry=boundingArea;
     }