diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 128bf80600..30de24a8ac 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+1284.	[bug]		Memory leak if dns_db_beginload() failed.
+
 1283.	[bug]		Reference after free error if dns_dispatchmgr_create()
 			failed.
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index b7b85a8a7a..2eec63afe2 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.367 2002/04/02 08:04:42 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.368 2002/05/08 06:51:49 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ zone_startload(dns_db_t *db, dns_zone_t *zone, isc_time_t loadtime) {
 		result = dns_db_beginload(db, &callbacks.add,
 					  &callbacks.add_private);
 		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
-			return (result);
+			goto cleanup;
 		options = DNS_MASTER_MANYERRORS|DNS_MASTER_ZONE;
 		if (zone->type == dns_zone_slave)
 			options |= DNS_MASTER_SLAVE;