diff --git a/src/hb-object.hh b/src/hb-object.hh
index 8cbf7a8a9..bc37cc5ae 100644
--- a/src/hb-object.hh
+++ b/src/hb-object.hh
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ static inline bool hb_object_destroy (Type *obj)
 
   hb_object_fini (obj);
 
-  obj->~Type ();
+  if (!std::is_trivially_destructible<Type>::value)
+    obj->~Type ();
 
   return true;
 }