@@ -984,8 +984,11 @@ fprintf(stderr,"SDL_KEYDOWN: BACKSPACE%s\n",(event==&fakeevent)?" (fake)":"");

                         return(-1); /* error obtaining position */

                 if(re->selactive)

                         re_sel_toggle(re);

-                if(SDL_HasClipboardText())

-                        re_selectbuf_replace(re,SDL_GetClipboardText());

+                if(SDL_HasClipboardText()) {

+                        char *ptr;

+                        re_selectbuf_replace(re,(ptr=SDL_GetClipboardText()));

+                        SDL_free(ptr),ptr=NULL;

+                }

                 if(SDL_HasClipboardText()) {

                         char *ptr;

                         re_selectbuf_replace(re,(ptr=SDL_GetClipboardText()));