diff -r ec3269993ca5 -r 2ea801a03fa5 src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc	Sun Apr 07 22:47:18 2013 -0500
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc	Sun Apr 07 22:47:21 2013 -0500
@@ -497,13 +497,14 @@
 {
     DPRINTF(RubyPort, "Sending invalidations.\n");
     // should this really be using funcMasterId?
-    Request req(address.getAddress(), 0, 0, Request::funcMasterId);
+    RequestPtr req =
+            new Request(address.getAddress(), 0, 0, Request::funcMasterId);
+    Packet pkt(req, MemCmd::InvalidationReq);
     for (CpuPortIter p = slave_ports.begin(); p != slave_ports.end(); ++p) {
         // check if the connected master port is snooping
         if ((*p)->isSnooping()) {
-            Packet *pkt = new Packet(&req, MemCmd::InvalidationReq);
             // send as a snoop request
-            (*p)->sendTimingSnoopReq(pkt);
+            (*p)->sendTimingSnoopReq(&pkt);
         }
     }
 }