diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index f33c61c63..00976e77b 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Libpng 1.6.18beta04 - May 7, 2015
+Libpng 1.6.18beta04 - May 9, 2015
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ Version 1.6.18beta03 [May 6, 2015]
     and an example PNG generation tool, contrib/examples/genpng.c
     (John Bowler).
 
-Version 1.6.18beta04 [May 7, 2015]
+Version 1.6.18beta04 [May 9, 2015]
   PNG_RELEASE_BUILD replaces tests where the code depended on the build base
-    type and can be defined on the command line, allowing testing in beta builds.
+    type and can be defined on the command line, allowing testing in beta
+    builds (John Bowler).
+  Avoid Coverity issue 80858 (REVERSE NULL) in pngtest.c
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6f022bf93..1784e61ae 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5226,9 +5226,11 @@ Version 1.6.18beta03 [May 6, 2015]
     and an example PNG generation tool, contrib/examples/genpng.c
     (John Bowler).
 
-Version 1.6.18beta04 [May 7, 2015]
+Version 1.6.18beta04 [May 9, 2015]
   PNG_RELEASE_BUILD replaces tests where the code depended on the build base
-    type and can be defined on the command line, allowing testing in beta builds.
+    type and can be defined on the command line, allowing testing in beta
+    builds (John Bowler).
+  Avoid Coverity issue 80858 (REVERSE NULL) in pngtest.c
 
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diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index 554790a89..5a64a7d75 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngtest.c - a simple test program to test libpng
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.17 [March 26, 2015]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.18 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ png_debug_free(png_structp png_ptr, png_voidp ptr)
    }
 
    /* Unlink the element from the list. */
+   if (pinformation != NULL)
    {
       memory_infop *ppinfo = &pinformation;
 
@@ -581,8 +582,7 @@ png_debug_free(png_structp png_ptr, png_voidp ptr)
             /* We must free the list element too, but first kill
                the memory that is to be freed. */
             memset(ptr, 0x55, pinfo->size);
-            if (pinfo != NULL)
-               free(pinfo);
+            free(pinfo);
             pinfo = NULL;
             break;
          }
@@ -1833,10 +1833,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
                      k, (unsigned long)filters_used[k]);
 #endif
 #ifdef PNG_TIME_RFC1123_SUPPORTED
-         if (tIME_chunk_present != 0)
-            fprintf(STDERR, " tIME = %s\n", tIME_string);
+            if (tIME_chunk_present != 0)
+               fprintf(STDERR, " tIME = %s\n", tIME_string);
 
-         tIME_chunk_present = 0;
+            tIME_chunk_present = 0;
 #endif /* TIME_RFC1123 */
          }