diff --git a/cocos/3d/CCMeshVertexIndexData.cpp b/cocos/3d/CCMeshVertexIndexData.cpp
index a185dac716..b17fc2e03f 100644
--- a/cocos/3d/CCMeshVertexIndexData.cpp
+++ b/cocos/3d/CCMeshVertexIndexData.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ MeshVertexData* MeshVertexData::create(const MeshData& meshdata)
     {
         auto& index = meshdata.subMeshIndices[i];
         auto indexBuffer = backend::Device::getInstance()->newBuffer(index.size() * sizeof(index[0]), backend::BufferType::INDEX, backend::BufferUsage::STATIC);
+        indexBuffer->autorelease();
 #if CC_ENABLE_CACHE_TEXTURE_DATA
         indexBuffer->usingDefaultStoredData(false);
 #endif