2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cd7dc22..c182cad 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Changes Prior to 2.5.6 release
+    -   Fix bug which meant "bitmap=xxx" in mdadm.conf was not handled
+	properly.
+
 Changes Prior to 2.5.5 release
     -   Don't #include linux/blkpg.h as that isn't safe.  Just
 	include the content literally.
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index d251fbf..38e911a 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void arrayline(char *line)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": only specify bitmap file once. %s ignored\n",
 					w);
 			else
-				mis.bitmap_file = w+7;
+				mis.bitmap_file = strdup(w+7);
 
 		} else if (strncasecmp(w, "devices=", 8 ) == 0 ) {
 			if (mis.devices)