diff --git a/pegasus-2.5.1-AutoPtr-Core.patch b/pegasus-2.5.1-AutoPtr-Core.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bea231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pegasus-2.5.1-AutoPtr-Core.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/AutoPtr.h.AutoPtr-Core	2006-01-30 11:16:46.000000000 -0500
++++ pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/AutoPtr.h	2006-04-11 15:01:43.000000000 -0400
+@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@
+     {
+         if (p != _ptr)
+         {
+-            delete _ptr;
++	    if ( _ptr != 0 )
++		delete _ptr;
+             _ptr = p;
+         }
+     }