diff --git a/libaxx/src/new.cpp b/libaxx/src/new.cpp
index 591c6ab43..ad2abcb34 100644
--- a/libaxx/src/new.cpp
+++ b/libaxx/src/new.cpp
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 void * operator new (unsigned int size) {
   return malloc(size);
 }
+
+void operator delete (void * ptr) {
+  free(ptr);
+}