diff --git a/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/gtk2_interface.c b/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/gtk2_interface.c
index e1228fc9036..43a4bcfcb08 100644
--- a/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/gtk2_interface.c
+++ b/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/gtk2_interface.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ gboolean gtk2_load()
             }
             putenv (new_env);
             free (new_env);
+            free (tmp_env);
         }
     }