diff -r dee5afe5301f -r 3f74d0d4af4c src/script/api/qscriptengine_p.h
--- a/src/script/api/qscriptengine_p.h	Mon Mar 15 12:43:09 2010 +0200
+++ b/src/script/api/qscriptengine_p.h	Thu Apr 08 14:19:33 2010 +0300
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@
     int agentLineNumber;
     QScriptValuePrivate *registeredScriptValues;
     QScriptValuePrivate *freeScriptValues;
+    static const int maxFreeScriptValues = 256;
+    int freeScriptValuesCount;
     QScriptStringPrivate *registeredScriptStrings;
     QHash<int, QScriptTypeInfo*> m_typeInfos;
     int processEventsInterval;
@@ -377,6 +379,7 @@
     if (freeScriptValues) {
         QScriptValuePrivate *p = freeScriptValues;
         freeScriptValues = p->next;
+        --freeScriptValuesCount;
         return p;
     }
     return reinterpret_cast<QScriptValuePrivate*>(qMalloc(size));
@@ -384,8 +387,13 @@
 
 inline void QScriptEnginePrivate::freeScriptValuePrivate(QScriptValuePrivate *p)
 {
-    p->next = freeScriptValues;
-    freeScriptValues = p;
+    if (freeScriptValuesCount < maxFreeScriptValues) {
+        p->next = freeScriptValues;
+        freeScriptValues = p;
+        ++freeScriptValuesCount;
+    } else {
+        qFree(p);
+    }
 }
 
 inline void QScriptEnginePrivate::registerScriptValue(QScriptValuePrivate *value)