diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.cpp
index 5ad17baa9d8..2475fe03bfb 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/utxttest.cpp
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ void UTextTest::TestAccess(const UnicodeString &us, UText *ut, int cpCount, m *c
         }
     }
 
-    delete buf;
+    delete []buf;
 }