diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 51d901ec8..ad0ead59e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ impl Queue {
     /// other processes, too!
     pub fn delete(self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         mqueue::mq_unlink(&self.name.0)?;
+        drop(self);
         Ok(())
     }