diff --git a/src/engraving/api/v1/instrument.cpp b/src/engraving/api/v1/instrument.cpp
index 8ce7bc7c6c8c5..6984f49ce17ec 100644
--- a/src/engraving/api/v1/instrument.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/api/v1/instrument.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void Channel::setMidiBankAndProgram(int bank, int program, bool setUserBankContr
     patch.prog = program;
 
     mu::engraving::Score* score = _part->score();
-    score->undo(new ChangePatch(score, ch, &patch));
+    score->undo(new ChangePatch(score, ch, patch));
 
     if (setUserBankController) {
         score->undo(new SetUserBankController(ch, true));
diff --git a/src/engraving/dom/undo.h b/src/engraving/dom/undo.h
index eaef07d28c7e5..723758529c721 100644
--- a/src/engraving/dom/undo.h
+++ b/src/engraving/dom/undo.h
@@ -757,8 +757,8 @@ class ChangePatch : public UndoCommand
     void flip(EditData*) override;
 
 public:
-    ChangePatch(Score* s, InstrChannel* c, const MidiPatch* pt)
-        : score(s), channel(c), patch(*pt) {}
+    ChangePatch(Score* s, InstrChannel* c, const MidiPatch& pt)
+        : score(s), channel(c), patch(pt) {}
     UNDO_NAME("ChangePatch")
     UNDO_CHANGED_OBJECTS({ score })
 };
diff --git a/src/engraving/tests/instrumentchange_tests.cpp b/src/engraving/tests/instrumentchange_tests.cpp
index e6f34e8f30b2d..4ded9ff5d3a5d 100644
--- a/src/engraving/tests/instrumentchange_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/tests/instrumentchange_tests.cpp
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ TEST_F(Engraving_InstrumentChangeTests, testMixer)
     InstrumentChange* ic = static_cast<InstrumentChange*>(s->annotations()[0]);
     int idx = score->staff(0)->channel(s->tick(), 0);
     InstrChannel* c = score->staff(0)->part()->instrument(s->tick())->channel(idx);
-    MidiPatch* mp = new MidiPatch;
-    mp->bank = 0;
-    mp->drum = false;
-    mp->name = "Viola";
-    mp->prog = 41;
-    mp->synti = "Fluid";
+    MidiPatch mp;
+    mp.bank = 0;
+    mp.drum = false;
+    mp.name = "Viola";
+    mp.prog = 41;
+    mp.synti = "Fluid";
     score->startCmd(TranslatableString::untranslatable("Instrument change tests"));
     ic->setXmlText("Mixer Viola");
     score->undo(new ChangePatch(score, c, mp));