diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b2e31d6cf..d4d87ec5c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
  Changes between 0.9.1c and 0.9.2
 
+  *) X509_name_add_entry() freed the wrong thing after an error.
+     [Arne Ansper <arne@ats.cyber.ee>]
+
   *) rsa_eay.c would attempt to free a NULL context.
      [Arne Ansper <arne@ats.cyber.ee>]
 
diff --git a/crypto/x509/x509name.c b/crypto/x509/x509name.c
index 7a1b2b738..f495d361b 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x509name.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x509name.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int set;
 	return(1);
 err:
 	if (new_name != NULL)
-		X509_NAME_ENTRY_free(ne);
+		X509_NAME_ENTRY_free(new_name);
 	return(0);
 	}