--- ripole.c.orig	Mon Dec  5 08:45:17 2011
+++ ripole.c	Wed Mar  2 13:14:35 2016
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ Changes:
 int ROLE_done(struct ripOLE_object *role)
 {
 	if (role->inputfile != NULL) free(role->inputfile);
-	if (role->outputdir != NULL) free(role->outputdir);
+	if ((role->outputdir != NULL) && (role->outputdir != defaultdir))
+		free(role->outputdir);
 
 	return 0;
 }