diff --git a/mupen64plus-gui/mainwindow.cpp b/mupen64plus-gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 946e251..07bf717 100644
--- a/mupen64plus-gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mupen64plus-gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 
     if (!settings->contains("volume"))
         settings->setValue("volume", 100);
-    VolumeAction * volumeAction = new VolumeAction(tr("Volume"));
+    VolumeAction * volumeAction = new VolumeAction(tr("Volume"), this);
     connect(volumeAction->slider(), SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(volumeValueChanged(int)));
     volumeAction->slider()->setValue(settings->value("volume").toInt());
     ui->menuEmulation->insertAction(ui->actionMute, volumeAction);
diff --git a/mupen64plus-gui/mainwindow.h b/mupen64plus-gui/mainwindow.h
index 68c7feb..f49f441 100644
--- a/mupen64plus-gui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mupen64plus-gui/mainwindow.h
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ extern MainWindow *w;
 
 class VolumeAction : public QWidgetAction {
 public:
-    VolumeAction (const QString& title) :
-      QWidgetAction (NULL) {
-        QWidget* pWidget = new QWidget (NULL);
-        QHBoxLayout* pLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
-        QLabel* pLabel = new QLabel (title);
+    VolumeAction (const QString& title, QObject* parent) :
+      QWidgetAction (parent) {
+        QWidget* pWidget = new QWidget;
+        QHBoxLayout* pLayout = new QHBoxLayout(pWidget);
+        QLabel* pLabel = new QLabel (title, pWidget);
         pLayout->addWidget (pLabel);
-        pSlider = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal);
+        pSlider = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal, pWidget);
         pSlider->setMinimum(0);
         pSlider->setMaximum(100);
         pLayout->addWidget (pSlider);
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ public:
 
         setDefaultWidget(pWidget);
     }
+    void releaseWidget(QWidget* widget)
+    {
+        widget->deleteLater();
+    }
 
     QSlider * slider () {
         return pSlider;