diff --git a/src/Tags.cpp b/src/Tags.cpp
index 2b5fb9ee6..deeb6c0d4 100644
--- a/src/Tags.cpp
+++ b/src/Tags.cpp
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ void TagsEditor::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
       S.EndHorizontalLay();
 
       if (mGrid == NULL) {
-         mGrid = new Grid(S.GetParent(),
+         mGrid = safenew Grid(S.GetParent(),
                           wxID_ANY,
                           wxDefaultPosition,
                           wxDefaultSize,
diff --git a/src/prefs/ExtImportPrefs.cpp b/src/prefs/ExtImportPrefs.cpp
index 87bf1ebb0..f08de0e65 100644
--- a/src/prefs/ExtImportPrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/prefs/ExtImportPrefs.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void ExtImportPrefs::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
          bool fillRuleTable = false;
          if (RuleTable == NULL)
          {
-            RuleTable = new Grid(S.GetParent(),EIPRuleTable);
+            RuleTable = safenew Grid(S.GetParent(),EIPRuleTable);
 
             RuleTable->SetColLabelSize(RuleTable->GetDefaultRowSize());
 #if EXTIMPORT_MIME_SUPPORT