diff --git a/gcc/java/ChangeLog b/gcc/java/ChangeLog
index e2d32fc1fb4..6083f059323 100644
--- a/gcc/java/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/java/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-12-07  Per Bothner  <per@bothner.com>
+
+	* check-init.c (check_init):  Fix typo freeing memory twice.
+
 2001-12-05  Per Bothner  <per@bothner.com>
 
 	Restore support for static class initialization optimization.
diff --git a/gcc/java/check-init.c b/gcc/java/check-init.c
index 1db19b96dd9..dfc355e8515 100644
--- a/gcc/java/check-init.c
+++ b/gcc/java/check-init.c
@@ -695,8 +695,6 @@ check_init (exp, before)
 	check_init (TREE_OPERAND (exp, 1), before);
 	done_alternative (before, &alt);
 	FREE_BUFFER(alt.saved, buf);
-	if (alt.saved != buf)
-	  FREE_WORDS (alt.saved);
 	END_ALTERNATIVES (before, alt);
 	return;
       }