diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 062bbf1589..539e143152 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-04-16	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+	PR 1240/filesystem
+	* libfs/src/imfs/imfs_rmnod.c: Fix link when removing a symlink. Memory
+	for filename was not being freed.
+
 2007-04-12	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* itron/src/rsm_tsk.c: Correct error returned.
diff --git a/cpukit/libfs/src/imfs/imfs_rmnod.c b/cpukit/libfs/src/imfs/imfs_rmnod.c
index d5e32378ad..f37cb6d23c 100644
--- a/cpukit/libfs/src/imfs/imfs_rmnod.c
+++ b/cpukit/libfs/src/imfs/imfs_rmnod.c
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ int IMFS_rmnod(
      * Free memory associated with a memory file.
      */
 
+    if ( the_jnode->type == IMFS_SYM_LINK ) {
+      if ( the_jnode->info.sym_link.name )
+        free( the_jnode->info.sym_link.name );
+    }
     free( the_jnode );
   }