diff --git a/code/OpenGEXImporter.cpp b/code/OpenGEXImporter.cpp
index d9c58e91c..0d2ed0520 100644
--- a/code/OpenGEXImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/OpenGEXImporter.cpp
@@ -1231,9 +1231,9 @@ void OpenGEXImporter::pushNode( aiNode *node, aiScene *pScene ) {
         if( m_nodeChildMap.end() == it ) {
             info = new ChildInfo;
             m_root = info;
-            m_nodeChildMap[ node->mParent ] = info;
+            m_nodeChildMap[ node->mParent ] = std::unique_ptr<ChildInfo>(info);
         } else {
-            info = it->second;
+            info = it->second.get();
         }
         info->m_children.push_back( node );
     } else {
@@ -1243,9 +1243,9 @@ void OpenGEXImporter::pushNode( aiNode *node, aiScene *pScene ) {
         NodeChildMap::iterator it( m_nodeChildMap.find( node->mParent ) );
         if( m_nodeChildMap.end() == it ) {
             info = new ChildInfo;
-            m_nodeChildMap[ node->mParent ] = info;
+            m_nodeChildMap[ node->mParent ] = std::unique_ptr<ChildInfo>(info);
         } else {
-            info = it->second;
+            info = it->second.get();
         }
         info->m_children.push_back( node );
     }
diff --git a/code/OpenGEXImporter.h b/code/OpenGEXImporter.h
index bb6b45140..948712869 100644
--- a/code/OpenGEXImporter.h
+++ b/code/OpenGEXImporter.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <vector>
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace ODDLParser {
     class DDLNode;
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ private:
         std::list<aiNode*> m_children;
     };
     ChildInfo *m_root;
-    typedef std::map<aiNode*, ChildInfo*> NodeChildMap;
+    typedef std::map<aiNode*, std::unique_ptr<ChildInfo> > NodeChildMap;
     NodeChildMap m_nodeChildMap;
 
     std::vector<aiMesh*> m_meshCache;