diff --git a/include/export.h b/include/export.h
index 35d6735fb..86b9d3d29 100644
--- a/include/export.h
+++ b/include/export.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct aiExportDataBlob
 	/// Default constructor
 	aiExportDataBlob() { size = 0; data = NULL; }
 	/// Releases the data
-	~aiExportDataBlob() { delete data; }
+	~aiExportDataBlob() { delete static_cast<char*>( data ); }
 #endif // __cplusplus
 };