diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 675f019dc..2cf5c8804 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2014-12-07  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	[truetype] Prevent memory leak for buggy fonts.
+
+	* src/truetype/ttobjs.c (tt_size_done): Unconditionally call
+	`tt_size_done_bytecode'.
+
 2014-12-06  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	* Version 2.5.4 released.
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttobjs.c b/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
index a73529d84..93ac8f972 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
@@ -1146,8 +1146,7 @@
 
 
 #ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
-    if ( size->bytecode_ready >= 0 )
-      tt_size_done_bytecode( ttsize );
+    tt_size_done_bytecode( ttsize );
 #endif
 
     size->ttmetrics.valid = FALSE;