diff --git a/illegal_free.patch b/illegal_free.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..649da7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/illegal_free.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ur seahorse-0.8.orig/libseahorse/seahorse-widget.c seahorse-0.8/libseahorse/seahorse-widget.c
+--- seahorse-0.8.orig/libseahorse/seahorse-widget.c	2006-02-23 21:22:13.000000000 -0500
++++ seahorse-0.8/libseahorse/seahorse-widget.c	2006-02-23 21:23:13.000000000 -0500
+@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
+     if (glade_xml_get_widget (swidget->xml, swidget->name))
+     	gtk_widget_destroy (glade_xml_get_widget (swidget->xml, swidget->name));
+ 	
+-	g_free (swidget->xml);
++	g_object_unref (swidget->xml);
+ 	swidget->xml = NULL;
+ 	
+ 	g_object_unref (swidget->sctx);