diff --git a/BVLinearGradient/BVLinearGradient.h b/BVLinearGradient/BVLinearGradient.h
index 322d07c..ac0dad9 100644
--- a/BVLinearGradient/BVLinearGradient.h
+++ b/BVLinearGradient/BVLinearGradient.h
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
-@interface BVLinearGradient : UIView
+@interface BVLinearGradient : UIView {
+  CGFloat *_locations;
+}
+
+- (CGFloat *)locations;
+- (void)setLocations:(NSArray *)colorStrings;
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSArray *colors;
-@property (nonatomic, retain) NSArray *locations;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGPoint start;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGPoint end;
 
diff --git a/BVLinearGradient/BVLinearGradient.m b/BVLinearGradient/BVLinearGradient.m
index 3fc3379..369e9e9 100644
--- a/BVLinearGradient/BVLinearGradient.m
+++ b/BVLinearGradient/BVLinearGradient.m
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 @synthesize start = _start;
 @synthesize end = _end;
-@synthesize locations = _locations;
 @synthesize colors = _colors;
 
 - (void)invalidate
@@ -29,10 +28,26 @@
 
 - (void)setLocations:(NSArray *)locations
 {
-  _locations = locations;
+  // CGGradientCreateWithColors accepts locations as a C array
+  if (_locations) {
+    free(_locations);
+    _locations = NULL;
+  }
+  if (locations) {
+    NSUInteger count = [locations count];
+    _locations = malloc(sizeof(CGFloat *) * count);
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        _locations[i] = [[locations objectAtIndex:i] doubleValue];
+    }
+  }
   [self setNeedsDisplay];
 }
 
+- (CGFloat *)locations
+{
+  return _locations;
+}
+
 - (void)setColors:(NSArray *)colorStrings
 {
   NSMutableArray *colors = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:colorStrings.count];
@@ -50,17 +65,10 @@
   CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
   CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
 
-  // CGGradientCreateWithColors accepts locations as a C array
-  int count = [self.locations count];
-  CGFloat locArray[count];
-  for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-      locArray[i] = [[self.locations objectAtIndex:i] doubleValue];
-  }
-
   CGGradientRef gradient = CGGradientCreateWithColors(
     colorSpace,
     (CFArrayRef)self.colors,
-    locArray
+    self.locations
   );
 
   CGContextDrawLinearGradient(
@@ -75,4 +83,11 @@
   CGGradientRelease(gradient);
 }
 
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+  if (_locations) {
+    free(_locations);
+  }
+}
+
 @end