diff --git a/examples/darwin-framework-tool/debug/LeakChecker.mm b/examples/darwin-framework-tool/debug/LeakChecker.mm
index 72a441420abc22..25f4f1eadcfd3e 100644
--- a/examples/darwin-framework-tool/debug/LeakChecker.mm
+++ b/examples/darwin-framework-tool/debug/LeakChecker.mm
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ - (BOOL)hasMemoryLeaks
 int ConditionalLeaksCheck(int exitCode)
 {
 #ifdef DFT_ENABLE_LEAK_CHECKING
-    auto * leakChecker = [[LeakChecker alloc] init];
-    if ([leakChecker hasMemoryLeaks]) {
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        auto * leakChecker = [[LeakChecker alloc] init];
+        if ([leakChecker hasMemoryLeaks]) {
+            return EXIT_FAILURE;
+        }
     }
 #endif // DFT_ENABLE_LEAK_CHECKING