diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fbfdb625dd..4fefc794ef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu Jul 15 10:12:44 MEST 1999  Sven Neumann <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* libgimp/gserialize.c
+	* app/main.c: plugged some mem leaks
+
 1999-07-14  Tor Lillqvist  <tml@iki.fi>
 
 	* app/makefile.cygwin
diff --git a/app/main.c b/app/main.c
index f0a2976845..675dcbf5be 100644
--- a/app/main.c
+++ b/app/main.c
@@ -542,9 +542,25 @@ test_gserialize (void)
   g_return_if_fail (to->test_array[1] == ts->test_array[1]);
   if (to->test_array[1] != ts->test_array[1])
     g_message("int16array value 1 test failed(please email your system configuration to jaycox@earthlink.net): %d\n", to->test_array[1]);
-  /*  really should free the memory... */
+
 #ifndef NATIVE_WIN32
   g_message("Passed serialization test\n");
 #endif
-}/* 
-    67108864 */
+
+  /*  free the memory  */
+  g_free (ts->test_array);
+  g_free (ts);
+  g_free (to->test_array);
+  g_free (to->test_string);
+  g_free (to);
+  g_free_serial_description (test_struct_descript);
+}
+
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+
diff --git a/libgimp/gserialize.c b/libgimp/gserialize.c
index ee677da40f..3c7f0b8601 100644
--- a/libgimp/gserialize.c
+++ b/libgimp/gserialize.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void g_free_serial_description(GSerialDescription *d)
     g_free(d->list->data);
     d->list = g_slist_remove_link(d->list, d->list);
   }
+  g_free (d);
 }
 
 static int g_serial_item_is_array(GSerialItem *item)