diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice.cpp
index 723a365314..7114b43ec0 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void GSDevice::Merge(GSTexture* st[2], GSVector4* sr, GSVector4* dr, const GSVec
 {
 	if(!m_merge || !(m_merge->GetSize() == fs))
 	{
-		delete m_merge;
+		Recycle(m_merge);
 		m_merge = CreateRenderTarget(fs.x, fs.y, false);
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp
index 601ae1cc9a..d27d3daa95 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ GSTexture* GSRendererSW::GetOutput(int i)
 
 			s_n++;
 		}
+		ReleaseTextureBufferLock();
 	}
 
 	return m_texture[i];
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSTextureCache.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSTextureCache.cpp
index e70af27609..c4c9d78f11 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSTextureCache.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSTextureCache.cpp
@@ -647,6 +647,8 @@ GSTextureCache::Source* GSTextureCache::CreateSource(const GIFRegTEX0& TEX0, con
 		switch(TEX0.PSM)
 		{
 		default:
+			// Note: this assertion triggers in Xenosaga2 after the first intro scenes, when
+			// gameplay first begins (in the city).
 			ASSERT(0);
 		case PSM_PSMCT32:
 			src->m_fmt = FMT_32;