diff --git a/libiberty/ChangeLog b/libiberty/ChangeLog
index 28f39927ad..feb0379bc1 100644
--- a/libiberty/ChangeLog
+++ b/libiberty/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-03-30  Bryce McKinlay  <bryce@waitaki.otago.ac.nz>
+
+	* cp-demangle.c (java_demangle_v3): Don't try to release "demangled"
+	if it is NULL.
+
 2002-03-27  DJ Delorie  <dj@redhat.com>
 
 	* hex.c: Add documentation.
diff --git a/libiberty/cp-demangle.c b/libiberty/cp-demangle.c
index 28d3641358..a130fd8374 100644
--- a/libiberty/cp-demangle.c
+++ b/libiberty/cp-demangle.c
@@ -3846,7 +3846,11 @@ java_demangle_v3 (mangled)
 
   free (cplus_demangled);
   
-  return_value = dyn_string_release (demangled);
+  if (demangled)
+    return_value = dyn_string_release (demangled);
+  else
+    return_value = NULL;
+
   return return_value;
 }