diff --git a/gtk/xdgmime/ChangeLog b/gtk/xdgmime/ChangeLog
index 1daeb8076a..3bd89fed9a 100644
--- a/gtk/xdgmime/ChangeLog
+++ b/gtk/xdgmime/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-03-20  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	* xdgmimeglob.c (_xdg_glob_hash_insert_text): Don't 
+	leak node->mime_type if we are reusing an existing
+	node.  (#170774, Kjartan Maraas)
+
 2005-01-08  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
 	* === Released 2.6.1 ===
diff --git a/gtk/xdgmime/xdgmimeglob.c b/gtk/xdgmime/xdgmimeglob.c
index e4a849c218..fb89e82023 100644
--- a/gtk/xdgmime/xdgmimeglob.c
+++ b/gtk/xdgmime/xdgmimeglob.c
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ _xdg_glob_hash_insert_text (XdgGlobHashNode *glob_hash_node,
   text = _xdg_utf8_next_char (text);
   if (*text == '\000')
     {
+      if (node->mime_type)
+	free (node->mime_type);
       node->mime_type = mime_type;
     }
   else