diff --git a/shell/ChangeLog b/shell/ChangeLog
index 5d9f82fe2f..7f8ca23002 100644
--- a/shell/ChangeLog
+++ b/shell/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-04-25  JP Rosevear  <jpr@ximian.com>
+
+	* evolution-shell-client.c (destroy): free the private member
+
 2001-04-25  Kjartan Maraas  <kmaraas@gnome.org>
 
 	* e-component-register.c, e-corba-storage.c, e-folder-tree.c,
diff --git a/shell/evolution-shell-client.c b/shell/evolution-shell-client.c
index ebb933d316..2379d33172 100644
--- a/shell/evolution-shell-client.c
+++ b/shell/evolution-shell-client.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ destroy (GtkObject *object)
 	shell_client = EVOLUTION_SHELL_CLIENT (object);
 	priv = shell_client->priv;
 
-	/* Nothing to do here.  */
+	g_free (priv);
 
 	(* GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->destroy) (object);
 }