diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4c581c812c..985414f915 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-07-23  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gst/gstpluginfeature.c: (gst_plugin_feature_finalize),
+	(gst_plugin_feature_set_name):
+	  Avoid double memory usage for pluginfeature names. Fixes #459466.
+
 2007-07-22  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* gst/gstpad.h:
diff --git a/gst/gstpluginfeature.c b/gst/gstpluginfeature.c
index 4430874936..66fdbf19b1 100644
--- a/gst/gstpluginfeature.c
+++ b/gst/gstpluginfeature.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ gst_plugin_feature_finalize (GObject * object)
 
   GST_DEBUG ("finalizing feature %p: '%s'", feature,
       GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (feature));
-  g_free (feature->name);
   g_free (feature->plugin_name);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
@@ -184,9 +183,9 @@ gst_plugin_feature_set_name (GstPluginFeature * feature, const gchar * name)
   if (feature->name) {
     g_return_if_fail (strcmp (feature->name, name) == 0);
   } else {
-    feature->name = g_strdup (name);
+    gst_object_set_name (GST_OBJECT (feature), name);
+    feature->name = GST_OBJECT_NAME (GST_OBJECT (feature));
   }
-  gst_object_set_name (GST_OBJECT (feature), feature->name);
 }
 
 /**