diff --git a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl41/GL41BackendBuffer.cpp b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl41/GL41BackendBuffer.cpp
index d5193f892a..d6add03c4f 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl41/GL41BackendBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl41/GL41BackendBuffer.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ namespace gpu {
 
             ~GL41Buffer() { 
                 if (_texBuffer) {
-                    glDeleteTextures(1, &_texBuffer);
+                    auto backend = _backend.lock();
+                    if (backend) {
+                        backend->releaseTexture(_texBuffer, 0);
+                    }
                 }
             }