diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dc91e1fd86..b2a65e0f61 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2007-09-24  Simon Budig  <simon@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/pdb/vectors_cmds.c: fixed error on how many points get
+	initialized.
+
+	Probably fixes bug #479790.
+
 2007-09-24  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/display/gimpdisplayshell-render.c: removed const qualifiers
diff --git a/app/pdb/vectors_cmds.c b/app/pdb/vectors_cmds.c
index 2e626ea00c..c634835e2e 100644
--- a/app/pdb/vectors_cmds.c
+++ b/app/pdb/vectors_cmds.c
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ vectors_stroke_new_from_points_invoker (GimpProcedure     *procedure,
       if (type == GIMP_VECTORS_STROKE_TYPE_BEZIER &&
           num_points % 6 == 0)
         {
-          coords = g_new (GimpCoords, num_points);
-          for (i = 0; i < num_points; i++)
+          coords = g_new (GimpCoords, num_points/2);
+          for (i = 0; i < num_points/2; i++)
             {
               coords[i] = default_coords;
               coords[i].x = controlpoints[i*2];