diff --git a/libs/ardour/step_sequencer.cc b/libs/ardour/step_sequencer.cc
index 5e60b6c4c0..7cbaf6ab6e 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/step_sequencer.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/step_sequencer.cc
@@ -688,9 +688,9 @@ StepSequencer::check_requests ()
 				changed = true;
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	delete req;
+		delete req;
+	}
 
 	if (changed) {
 		PropertyChange pc;