1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/os-win32.c b/os-win32.c
index 8ad5fa1fc3..8523d8d0c4 100644
--- a/os-win32.c
+++ b/os-win32.c
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ int setenv(const char *name, const char *value, int overwrite)
         char *string = g_malloc(length);
         snprintf(string, length, "%s=%s", name, value);
         result = putenv(string);
+
+        /* Windows takes a copy and does not continue to use our string.
+         * Therefore it can be safely freed on this platform.  POSIX code
+         * typically has to leak the string because according to the spec it
+         * becomes part of the environment.
+         */
+        g_free(string);
     }
     return result;
 }