--- lib/libgssapi/gss_release_buffer.c.orig	2009-08-03 01:13:06.000000000 -0700
+++ lib/libgssapi/gss_release_buffer.c	2010-07-17 19:47:25.000000000 -0700
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 {
 
 	*minor_status = 0;
-	if (buffer->value)
+	if (buffer->length && buffer->value)
 		free(buffer->value);
 	_gss_buffer_zero(buffer);