diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 6822ec4463..ba95faa58e 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -1717,3 +1717,9 @@ David  10 Feb 2005
         client_types.h
         cpu_sched.C
         cs_scheduler.C
+
+Charlie 10 Feb 2006
+    - Mac: Free memory allocated for strings when longer needed.
+    
+    lib/
+        mac_backtrace.C
diff --git a/lib/mac_backtrace.C b/lib/mac_backtrace.C
index be7e8bb951..c9882548ba 100644
--- a/lib/mac_backtrace.C
+++ b/lib/mac_backtrace.C
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static int OutputFrames(const MoreBTFrame *frameArray, unsigned long frameCount,
                     if (symbol.symbolName[0]) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "%s + 0x%llx", 
                                         symbol.symbolName, symbol.symbolOffset);
+                        free( (void *) symbol.symbolName);
                     }
                 }