--- BDB/BDB.xs	2008/09/26 02:03:48	1.54
+++ BDB/BDB.xs	2008/09/26 02:37:33	1.55
@@ -139,12 +139,16 @@
   if (sv)
     {
       SvREADONLY_off (sv);
-      sv_setsv_mg (sv, dbt->data ? newSVpvn (dbt->data, dbt->size) : &PL_sv_undef);
+
+      if (dbt->data)
+        sv_setpvn_mg (sv, dbt->data, dbt->size);
+      else
+        sv_setsv_mg (sv, &PL_sv_undef);
+
       SvREFCNT_dec (sv);
     }
 
-  if (dbt->flags & DB_DBT_MALLOC)
-    free (dbt->data);
+  free (dbt->data);
 }
 	
 enum {