diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index dc99df7de8..a961047119 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8288,3 +8288,10 @@ Rom    1 Oct 2009
         
     lib/
         coproc.cpp
+
+Rom    1 Oct 2009
+    - client: fix a handle leak I just introduced.
+        (From: Andreas a.k.a Gipsel)
+        
+    lib/
+        coproc.cpp
diff --git a/lib/coproc.cpp b/lib/coproc.cpp
index d7f23b8227..95e2e981d8 100644
--- a/lib/coproc.cpp
+++ b/lib/coproc.cpp
@@ -709,8 +709,10 @@ void COPROC_ATI::get(COPROCS& coprocs,
     }
 
     HINSTANCE amdlib = LoadLibrary(amdlib_name);
-    if (!atirt_detected && amdlib) {
-        amdrt_detected = true;
+    if (amdlib) {
+        if (!atirt_detected) {
+            amdrt_detected = true;
+        }
         FreeLibrary(amdlib);
     }