diff --git a/usr.bin/rdist/defs.h b/usr.bin/rdist/defs.h
index fea2e8379e7f..172603ee658e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rdist/defs.h
+++ b/usr.bin/rdist/defs.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: defs.h,v 1.16 2003/08/07 11:15:35 agc Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: defs.h,v 1.17 2006/03/18 09:46:35 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1983, 1993
@@ -173,8 +173,10 @@ struct namelist *
 void	 lostconn(int);
 struct namelist *
 	 makenl(char *);
+void	 freenl(struct namelist *);
 struct subcmd *
 	 makesubcmd(int);
+void	 freesubcmd(struct subcmd *);
 void	 prnames(struct namelist *);
 void	 server(void);
 void	 yyerror(char *);
diff --git a/usr.bin/rdist/gram.y b/usr.bin/rdist/gram.y
index 81df4e041c52..53ca76aa6cdd 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rdist/gram.y
+++ b/usr.bin/rdist/gram.y
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %{
-/*	$NetBSD: gram.y,v 1.11 2003/10/21 02:23:13 fvdl Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: gram.y,v 1.12 2006/03/18 09:46:35 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1983, 1993
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)gram.y	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: gram.y,v 1.11 2003/10/21 02:23:13 fvdl Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: gram.y,v 1.12 2006/03/18 09:46:35 christos Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -480,6 +480,24 @@ makenl(char *name)
 	return(nl);
 }
 
+void
+freenl(struct namelist *nl)
+{
+	if (nl == NULL)
+		return;
+	freenl(nl->n_next);
+	free(nl);
+}
+
+void
+freesubcmd(struct subcmd *cmd)
+{
+	if (cmd == NULL)
+		return;
+	freesubcmd(cmd->sc_next);
+	free(cmd);
+}
+
 /*
  * Make a sub command for lists of variables, commands, etc.
  */
diff --git a/usr.bin/rdist/main.c b/usr.bin/rdist/main.c
index 04d32694daa4..a3eb2f0b4625 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rdist/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/rdist/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.17 2004/07/13 12:06:35 wiz Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.18 2006/03/18 09:46:35 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1983, 1993
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1983, 1993\n\
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)main.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.17 2004/07/13 12:06:35 wiz Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.18 2006/03/18 09:46:35 christos Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ docmdargs(int nargs, char **args)
 	}
 	insert(NULL, files, hosts, cmds);
 	docmds(NULL, 0, NULL);
+	freenl(files);
+	freenl(hosts);
+	freesubcmd(cmds);
 }
 
 /*