diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcm/dtcm/RFCMIME.c b/cde/programs/dtcm/dtcm/RFCMIME.c
index 54e904e6c..b0291d8bb 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcm/dtcm/RFCMIME.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcm/dtcm/RFCMIME.c
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ getCharSet(char * charset)
 
     if (mimeCS) {
        strcpy(charset, mimeCS);
+       free(mimeCS);
     } else {
            strcpy(charset, "us-ascii");   /* default MIME codeset */
     }