diff --git a/src/gpasswd.c b/src/gpasswd.c
index 9331d30c..a25bf3e5 100644
--- a/src/gpasswd.c
+++ b/src/gpasswd.c
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ static void log_gpasswd_success (const char *suffix);
 static void log_gpasswd_success_system (/*@null@*/unused void *arg);
 static void log_gpasswd_success_group (/*@null@*/unused void *arg);
 
+static void xfree(void* p) {
+	if (p) {
+		free(p);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * usage - display usage message
  */