diff --git a/src/httprpc.cpp b/src/httprpc.cpp
index 742ff2b8fb..93beda09a4 100644
--- a/src/httprpc.cpp
+++ b/src/httprpc.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ static bool multiUserAuthorized(std::string strUserPass)
             std::string strHash = vFields[2];
 
             unsigned int KEY_SIZE = 32;
-            unsigned char *out = new unsigned char[KEY_SIZE]; 
-            
+            unsigned char out[KEY_SIZE];
+
             CHMAC_SHA256(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(strSalt.c_str()), strSalt.size()).Write(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(strPass.c_str()), strPass.size()).Finalize(out);
             std::vector<unsigned char> hexvec(out, out+KEY_SIZE);
             std::string strHashFromPass = HexStr(hexvec);