diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c8969c55d..6cd9c76fc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ver 0.20.13 (not yet released)
 * database
   - simple: don't purge mount points on update/rescan
+  - simple: fix "mount" bug caused by bad compiler optimization
   - upnp: work around libupnp 1.6.24 API breakage
 * queue: fix spuriously misplaced prioritized songs
 
diff --git a/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.hxx b/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.hxx
index 99572a4b4..8545ba092 100644
--- a/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.hxx
+++ b/src/db/plugins/simple/Directory.hxx
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * @param name_utf8 the UTF-8 encoded name of the new sub directory
 	 */
-	gcc_malloc
 	Directory *CreateChild(const char *name_utf8);
 
 	/**