diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 8f7a58fb6d..6cb27eed81 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2011-03-06  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@vmware.com>
 
+	* ser-unix.c (hardwire_get_tty_state): Stop memory leak.
+
 	* mi/mi-cmd-env.c (_initialize_mi_cmd_env): Free environment.
 
 	* elfread.c (elf_symtab_read): Stop memory leak.
diff --git a/gdb/ser-unix.c b/gdb/ser-unix.c
index da3a4c30b6..c541452a8c 100644
--- a/gdb/ser-unix.c
+++ b/gdb/ser-unix.c
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ hardwire_get_tty_state (struct serial *scb)
   state = (struct hardwire_ttystate *) xmalloc (sizeof *state);
 
   if (get_tty_state (scb, state))
-    return NULL;
+    {
+      xfree (state);
+      return NULL;
+    }
 
   return (serial_ttystate) state;
 }