diff --git a/capplets/screensaver/ChangeLog b/capplets/screensaver/ChangeLog
index 2d6808e30..1484b69fe 100644
--- a/capplets/screensaver/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/screensaver/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2001-07-19  Bradford Hovinen  <hovinen@ximian.com>
 
+	* prefs-widget.c (about_cb): Don't free the description
+
 	* main.c (setup_capplet_widget): Use capplet->dialog for parent of
 	prefs widget
 
diff --git a/capplets/screensaver/prefs-widget.c b/capplets/screensaver/prefs-widget.c
index e708a2c7a..acaea50fa 100644
--- a/capplets/screensaver/prefs-widget.c
+++ b/capplets/screensaver/prefs-widget.c
@@ -811,7 +811,6 @@ about_cb (GtkWidget *widget, PrefsWidget *prefs_widget)
 	desc = screensaver_get_desc (prefs_widget->selected_saver);
 	label = gtk_label_new (desc);
 	gtk_label_set_line_wrap (GTK_LABEL (label), TRUE);
-	g_free (desc);
 	
 	name = screensaver_get_label (prefs_widget->selected_saver->name);
 	title = g_strdup_printf ("About %s\n", name);