diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 33313c031a..ad71032f6f 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-06-29  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@svkmacdonelllnx>
+
+	* bfd.c (bfd_demangle): Plug memory leak (Coverity).
+
 2007-06-29  M R Swami Reddy  <MR.Swami.Reddy@nsc.com>
 
 	* Makefile.am: Add cr16 related entry
diff --git a/bfd/bfd.c b/bfd/bfd.c
index b1c49aa08f..510df0ab27 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd.c
+++ b/bfd/bfd.c
@@ -1773,12 +1773,12 @@ bfd_demangle (bfd *abfd, const char *name, int options)
 	suf = res + len;
       suf_len = strlen (suf) + 1;
       final = bfd_malloc (pre_len + len + suf_len);
-      if (final == NULL)
-	return NULL;
-
-      memcpy (final, pre, pre_len);
-      memcpy (final + pre_len, res, len);
-      memcpy (final + pre_len + len, suf, suf_len);
+      if (final != NULL)
+	{
+	  memcpy (final, pre, pre_len);
+	  memcpy (final + pre_len, res, len);
+	  memcpy (final + pre_len + len, suf, suf_len);
+	}
       free (res);
       res = final;
     }