diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 32af9058169..0377102851a 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-07-01  Michael Koch  <konqueror@gmx.de>
+
+	* gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc
+	(iconv_init): Fixed possible memory leak by releasing allocated iconv
+	handle.
+
 2003-06-30  Thomas Fitzsimmons  <fitzsim@redhat.com>
 
 	* glib-2.0.m4: New file.
diff --git a/libjava/gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc b/libjava/gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc
index 0ed8606f94b..7b7ec64488e 100644
--- a/libjava/gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc
+++ b/libjava/gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ gnu::gcj::convert::IOConverter::iconv_init (void)
       // Conversion must be complete for us to use the result.
       if (r != (size_t) -1 && inc == 0 && outc == 0)
 	result = (c != 0xfeff);
+
+      // Release iconv handle.
+      iconv_close (handle);
     }
 #endif /* HAVE_ICONV */
   return result;