diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index d2c645f0b..96800eb45 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2002-12-26  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* file.c: Never access internals of ctx->rx directly.
+	* fileopctx.c (file_op_context_destroy): Use regfree() to free
+	ctx->rx.
+	Patch from Red Hat beta.
+
 	* layout.c (setup_panels): Clean the hint bar if it's enabled.
 	Bug reported by Adam Byrtek <alpha@debian.org>
 
diff --git a/src/file.c b/src/file.c
index 738e4c624..4f4f8cb7e 100644
--- a/src/file.c
+++ b/src/file.c
@@ -1836,7 +1836,6 @@ panel_operate (void *source_panel, FileOperation operation,
     ctx = file_op_context_new ();
 
     do_bg = 0;
-    ctx->rx.buffer = NULL;
     free_linklist (&linklist);
     free_linklist (&dest_dirs);
     if (get_current_type () == view_listing)
@@ -1864,10 +1863,6 @@ panel_operate (void *source_panel, FileOperation operation,
 	    return 0;
 	}
     } else if (operation != OP_DELETE) {
-	ctx->rx.buffer = (char *) g_malloc (MC_MAXPATHLEN);
-	ctx->rx.allocated = MC_MAXPATHLEN;
-	ctx->rx.translate = 0;
-
 	if (ask_user) {
 	    char *dest_dir;
 
@@ -1882,12 +1877,10 @@ panel_operate (void *source_panel, FileOperation operation,
 		file_mask_dialog (ctx, operation, cmd_buf, dest_dir,
 				  only_one, &do_bg);
 	    if (!dest) {
-		g_free (ctx->rx.buffer);
 		file_op_context_destroy (ctx);
 		return 0;
 	    }
 	    if (!*dest) {
-		g_free (ctx->rx.buffer);
 		file_op_context_destroy (ctx);
 		g_free (dest);
 		return 0;
@@ -2153,11 +2146,6 @@ panel_operate (void *source_panel, FileOperation operation,
     if (temp)
 	g_free (temp);
 
-    if (ctx->rx.buffer) {
-	g_free (ctx->rx.buffer);
-	ctx->rx.buffer = NULL;
-    }
-
     if (ctx->dest_mask) {
 	g_free (ctx->dest_mask);
 	ctx->dest_mask = NULL;
diff --git a/src/fileopctx.c b/src/fileopctx.c
index d5ace38bd..2cd6aa98e 100644
--- a/src/fileopctx.c
+++ b/src/fileopctx.c
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ file_op_context_destroy (FileOpContext *ctx)
     if (ctx->ui)
 	file_op_context_destroy_ui (ctx);
 
+    regfree (&ctx->rx);
+
     /* FIXME: do we need to free ctx->dest_mask? */
 
     g_free (ctx);