diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 55427805c..51d79af9b 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-12-10  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* net.cc (free_protoent_ptr): Add missing free() for base structure.
+	(free_servent_pt): Ditto.
+	(free_hostent_pt): Ditto.
+
 2002-12-10 Craig McGeachie <slapdau@yahoo.com.au>
 
 	* netdb.cc (parse_alias_list, parse_services_line)
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/net.cc b/winsup/cygwin/net.cc
index a02d45fa4..06b9a5acb 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/net.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/net.cc
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ free_protoent_ptr (struct protoent *&p)
       if (p->p_name)
 	free (p->p_name);
       free_char_list (p->p_aliases);
+      free ((void *) p);
       p = NULL;
     }
 }
@@ -784,6 +785,7 @@ free_servent_ptr (struct servent *&p)
       if (p->s_proto)
 	free (p->s_proto);
       free_char_list (p->s_aliases);
+      free ((void *) p);
       p = NULL;
     }
 }
@@ -915,6 +917,7 @@ free_hostent_ptr (struct hostent *&p)
 	free ((void *) p->h_name);
       free_char_list (p->h_aliases);
       free_addr_list (p->h_addr_list);
+      free ((void *) p);
       p = NULL;
     }
 }