diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ceb17bacb..974e54c89 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-02-07  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
+
+	* Source/NSXMLParser.m: Fix retain/release error.
+
 2008-02-06  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
 
 	* Source/NSXMLParser.m: Fix bug in sloppy parser, failing
diff --git a/Source/NSXMLParser.m b/Source/NSXMLParser.m
index c1ab35e4e..6f135470c 100644
--- a/Source/NSXMLParser.m
+++ b/Source/NSXMLParser.m
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ static  NSNull  *null = nil;
 @interface	NSXMLSAXHandler : GSSAXHandler
 {
 @public
-  id		_delegate;
-  id		_owner;
+  id		_delegate;      // Not retained
+  id		_owner;         // Not retained
   NSError	*_lastError;
   BOOL		_shouldProcessNamespaces;
   BOOL		_shouldReportNamespacePrefixes;
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static  NSNull  *null = nil;
 
 - (void) _setOwner: (id)owner
 {
-  ASSIGN(_owner, owner);
+  _owner = owner;
 }
 
 @end