diff --git a/modules/gdnative/gdnative.cpp b/modules/gdnative/gdnative.cpp
index 42c3028f2cd..1fa0f7f5c16 100644
--- a/modules/gdnative/gdnative.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdnative/gdnative.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ Variant GDNative::call_native(StringName p_native_call_type, StringName p_proced
 
 	godot_variant result = E->get()(procedure_handle, (godot_array *)&p_arguments);
 
-	return *(Variant *)&result;
+	Variant res = *(Variant *)&result;
+	godot_variant_destroy(&result);
+	return res;
 }
 
 Error GDNative::get_symbol(StringName p_procedure_name, void *&r_handle, bool p_optional) {