diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 870e5c793e..9c3446b6a0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:30:10 +0100 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
+
+	uml: don't free an uninitialized variable
+	* src/uml_driver.c (umlDomainShutdown): Initialize "info".
+	Patch and bug report from Ron Yorston <rmy@tigress.co.uk>.
+
 Sun Nov 30 18:36:33 GMT 2008 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/xen_inotify.c: Close directory handle once done
diff --git a/src/uml_driver.c b/src/uml_driver.c
index 1ce1d781a1..dcf3f66081 100644
--- a/src/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml_driver.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ static virDomainPtr umlDomainCreate(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
 static int umlDomainShutdown(virDomainPtr dom) {
     struct uml_driver *driver = (struct uml_driver *)dom->conn->privateData;
     virDomainObjPtr vm = virDomainFindByID(&driver->domains, dom->id);
-    char* info;
+    char *info = NULL;
 
     if (!vm) {
         umlReportError(dom->conn, dom, NULL, VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN,
@@ -1672,4 +1672,3 @@ int umlRegister(void) {
     virRegisterStateDriver(&umlStateDriver);
     return 0;
 }
-