diff --git a/cameraview/src/main/utils/com/otaliastudios/cameraview/CropHelper.java b/cameraview/src/main/utils/com/otaliastudios/cameraview/CropHelper.java
index 2808e39c..7273922e 100644
--- a/cameraview/src/main/utils/com/otaliastudios/cameraview/CropHelper.java
+++ b/cameraview/src/main/utils/com/otaliastudios/cameraview/CropHelper.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class CropHelper {
         image.recycle();
         ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         crop.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, jpegCompression, out);
+        crop.recycle();
         return out.toByteArray();
     }