diff --git a/src/frontend/ChangeLog b/src/frontend/ChangeLog
index e86093135..3080a1f65 100644
--- a/src/frontend/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontend/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2003-07-08  Stefan Jones <stefan.jones@multigig.com>
+	* quote.c: return the pointer to the start of malloced 
+	memory so it can be freeded
 2003-05-02  Stuart Brorson <SDB@cloud9.net>
  	*  Major changes in subckt.c to handle POLY attributes in
  	dependent sources.  Added new case to switch in "translate" to
diff --git a/src/frontend/quote.c b/src/frontend/quote.c
index e4d8641af..38bba2d63 100644
--- a/src/frontend/quote.c
+++ b/src/frontend/quote.c
@@ -78,14 +78,15 @@ cp_unquote(char *string)
     char *s;
     int l;
     if (string) {
-	s = copy(string);
+	l = strlen(string);
+	s = MALLOC(l+1);
 
-	if (*s == '"')
-	    s++;
+	if (*string == '"' && string[l-1] == '"') {
+	    strncpy(s,string+1,l-2);
+	    s[l-2] = '\0';
+	} else
+	    strcpy(s,string);
 
-	l = strlen(s) - 1;
-	if (s[l] == '"')
-	    s[l] = '\0';
 	return (s);
     } else
 	return 0;