--- ./ftdi.c.orig	2010-06-10 20:15:54.000000000 +0200
+++ ./ftdi.c	2010-06-10 20:22:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -2132,6 +2132,27 @@
 }
 
 /**
+    Frees allocated memory in eeprom.
+
+    \param eeprom Pointer to ftdi_eeprom
+*/
+void ftdi_eeprom_free(struct ftdi_eeprom *eeprom) 
+{
+    if (eeprom->manufacturer != 0) {
+        free(eeprom->manufacturer);
+        eeprom->manufacturer = 0;
+    }
+    if (eeprom->product != 0) {
+        free(eeprom->product);
+        eeprom->product = 0;
+    }
+    if (eeprom->serial != 0) {
+        free(eeprom->serial);
+        eeprom->serial = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
     Build binary output from ftdi_eeprom structure.
     Output is suitable for ftdi_write_eeprom().
 
--- ./ftdi.h.orig	2010-06-10 20:15:49.000000000 +0200
+++ ./ftdi.h	2010-06-10 20:18:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@
 
     /* init and build eeprom from ftdi_eeprom structure */
     void ftdi_eeprom_initdefaults(struct ftdi_eeprom *eeprom);
+    void ftdi_eeprom_free(struct ftdi_eeprom *eeprom);
     int ftdi_eeprom_build(struct ftdi_eeprom *eeprom, unsigned char *output);
     int ftdi_eeprom_decode(struct ftdi_eeprom *eeprom, unsigned char *output, int size);