diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 7926047db4..f4eab759ee 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-11-26	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* libcsupport/src/malloc.c: Do not assert on free of bad pointer.
+
 2007-11-26	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* score/include/rtems/score/thread.h: Fix spelling error.
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/malloc.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/malloc.c
index 7509001e82..4ce197599f 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/malloc.c
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/malloc.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -493,8 +492,11 @@ void free(
 #endif
 
   if ( !_Protected_heap_Free( &RTEMS_Malloc_Heap, ptr ) ) {
-    errno = EINVAL;
-    assert( 0 );
+    printk( "Program heap: free of bad pointer %p -- range %p - %p \n",
+      ptr,
+      RTEMS_Malloc_Heap.start,
+      RTEMS_Malloc_Heap.end
+    );
   }
 }