diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f2001d497d..bd9c036a4f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-11-01  Manish Singh  <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/core/gimppalette.c (gimp_palette_load): plug a memleak
+
 2003-11-01  Manish Singh  <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* plug-ins/print/print_gimp.h: don't try to define inline, glib
diff --git a/app/core/gimppalette-load.c b/app/core/gimppalette-load.c
index 0f8bc6657f..9282f2ba62 100644
--- a/app/core/gimppalette-load.c
+++ b/app/core/gimppalette-load.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ gimp_palette_load (const gchar  *filename,
       g_strstrip (utf8);
 
       gimp_object_set_name (GIMP_OBJECT (palette), utf8);
+      g_free (utf8);
 
       if (! fgets (str, 1024, fp))
 	{
diff --git a/app/core/gimppalette-save.c b/app/core/gimppalette-save.c
index 0f8bc6657f..9282f2ba62 100644
--- a/app/core/gimppalette-save.c
+++ b/app/core/gimppalette-save.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ gimp_palette_load (const gchar  *filename,
       g_strstrip (utf8);
 
       gimp_object_set_name (GIMP_OBJECT (palette), utf8);
+      g_free (utf8);
 
       if (! fgets (str, 1024, fp))
 	{
diff --git a/app/core/gimppalette.c b/app/core/gimppalette.c
index 0f8bc6657f..9282f2ba62 100644
--- a/app/core/gimppalette.c
+++ b/app/core/gimppalette.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ gimp_palette_load (const gchar  *filename,
       g_strstrip (utf8);
 
       gimp_object_set_name (GIMP_OBJECT (palette), utf8);
+      g_free (utf8);
 
       if (! fgets (str, 1024, fp))
 	{