Index: b/cipher/elgamal.c
===================================================================
--- b/cipher/elgamal.c
+++ b/cipher/elgamal.c
@@ -641,7 +641,10 @@
     }
 
   if (xvalue)
-    ec = generate_using_x (&sk, nbits, xvalue, retfactors);
+    {
+      ec = generate_using_x (&sk, nbits, xvalue, retfactors);
+      gcry_mpi_release (xvalue);
+    }
   else
     {
       generate (&sk, nbits, retfactors);