--- fcgi.c.orig	2003-09-23 11:20:01.000000000 -0700
+++ fcgi.c	2003-09-23 11:20:29.000000000 -0700
@@ -389,9 +389,11 @@ static VALUE fcgi_stream_read(int argc, 
       if (n > 0) {
         rb_str_cat(str, buff, n);
       } else {
+        xfree(buff);
         return Qnil;
       }
     }
+    xfree(buff);
     return str;
   }
 
@@ -404,9 +406,11 @@ static VALUE fcgi_stream_read(int argc, 
   if (n > 0) {
     str = rb_str_new(buff, n);
     OBJ_TAINT(str);
+    xfree(buff);
     return str;
   }
   else {
+    xfree(buff);
     return Qnil;
   }
 }