The invention relates to a driver circuit for driving a word line of a memory. The driver circuit comprises a driver unit for deactivating the word line after an access to a memory cell, a discharging means for discharging the word line, and a signal generator that generates two control signals. A first signal triggers the driver unit to deactivate the word line and triggers the discharging means to discharge the word line. A second signal triggers the discharging mean to stop discharging the word line.