3 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Lua/lbp.c b/Lua/lbp.c
index 7c5db3e..462995d 100644
--- a/Lua/lbp.c
+++ b/Lua/lbp.c
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ static void push_match(lua_State *L, match_t *m, const char *start);
 
 lua_State *cur_state = NULL;
 
-static void match_error(const char *msg)
+static void match_error(char **msg)
 {
-    lua_pushstring(cur_state, msg);
+    lua_pushstring(cur_state, *msg);
+    free(*msg);
+    *msg = NULL;
     lua_error(cur_state);
 }
 
diff --git a/match.c b/match.c
index a7b9799..2aa6054 100644
--- a/match.c
+++ b/match.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ typedef struct match_ctx_s {
 static match_t *unused_matches = NULL;
 static match_t *in_use_matches = NULL;
 
-static void default_error_handler(const char *msg) {
-    errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s", msg);
+static void default_error_handler(char **msg) {
+    errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s", *msg);
 }
 
 static bp_errhand_t error_handler = default_error_handler;
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ bool next_match(match_t **m, const char *start, const char *end, pat_t *pat, pat
         cache_destroy(&ctx);
         *m = NULL;
         if (error_handler)
-            error_handler(error_message);
+            error_handler(&error_message);
 
         if (error_message) {
             free(error_message);
diff --git a/match.h b/match.h
index 9ead032..c873420 100644
--- a/match.h
+++ b/match.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef struct match_s {
     struct match_s *_children[3];
 } match_t;
 
-typedef void (*bp_errhand_t)(const char *err_msg);
+typedef void (*bp_errhand_t)(char **err_msg);
 
 __attribute__((nonnull))
 void recycle_match(match_t **at_m);