diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 5aabdf8269e..c6f218e1dd3 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2011-02-28  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@vmware.com>
 
+	* breakpoint.c (catch_syscall_completer): Free malloced list.
+
 	* jv-lang.c (java_primitive_type_from_name): Add missing break.
 
 	* opencl-lang.c (lval_func_check_validity): Rename inner variables.
diff --git a/gdb/breakpoint.c b/gdb/breakpoint.c
index 84b1c8d0102..bb9927c408a 100644
--- a/gdb/breakpoint.c
+++ b/gdb/breakpoint.c
@@ -11360,8 +11360,11 @@ catch_syscall_completer (struct cmd_list_element *cmd,
                          char *text, char *word)
 {
   const char **list = get_syscall_names ();
+  char **retlist
+    = (list == NULL) ? NULL : complete_on_enum (list, text, word);
 
-  return (list == NULL) ? NULL : complete_on_enum (list, text, word);
+  xfree (list);
+  return retlist;
 }
 
 /* Tracepoint-specific operations.  */