diff --git a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXDocument.cpp b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXDocument.cpp
index 657f30f8c..ee4a6632b 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXDocument.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXDocument.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void Document::ReadObjects() {
         const auto foundObject = objects.find(id);
         if(foundObject != objects.end()) {
             DOMWarning("encountered duplicate object id, ignoring first occurrence",el.second);
-            delete foundObject->second;
+            delete_LazyObject(foundObject->second);
         }
 
         objects[id] = new_LazyObject(id, *el.second, *this);