diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2eee1617d9..fddfb4b2f2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu Feb 24 02:20:15 CET 2000  Sven Neumann <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/gimprc.c: gimp_parasite_attach() creates a copy of
+	the parasite, so free it here after attaching it
+
 Thu Feb 24 00:42:12 CET 2000  Sven Neumann <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/text_tool.c: don't crash if a font couldn't be loaded.
diff --git a/app/gimprc.c b/app/gimprc.c
index 3b7509305c..8417e69732 100644
--- a/app/gimprc.c
+++ b/app/gimprc.c
@@ -2407,6 +2407,7 @@ parse_parasite (gpointer val1p,
   int res = ERROR;
   gchar *identifier = NULL;
   gulong flags = 0;
+  Parasite *parasite;
 
   token = get_next_token ();
   if (token != TOKEN_STRING)
@@ -2424,7 +2425,9 @@ parse_parasite (gpointer val1p,
   if (token != TOKEN_STRING)
     goto error;
 
-  gimp_parasite_attach (parasite_new (identifier, flags, token_int, token_str));
+  parasite = parasite_new (identifier, flags, token_int, token_str);
+  gimp_parasite_attach (parasite);  /* attaches a copy */
+  parasite_free (parasite);
 
   token = get_next_token ();
   if (token != TOKEN_RIGHT_PAREN)