diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/incaltst.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/incaltst.cpp
index 8b8826fb337..d64f9c825d5 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/incaltst.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/incaltst.cpp
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ void IntlCalendarTest::TestJapaneseFormat() {
     CHECK(status, UnicodeString("Creating ja_JP_TRADITIONAL calendar"));
     
     Calendar *cal2 = cal->clone();
+    delete cal;
+    cal = NULL;
     
     // Test simple parse/format with adopt