diff --git a/src/fcxml.c b/src/fcxml.c
index ce17b64..0cf6ee5 100644
--- a/src/fcxml.c
+++ b/src/fcxml.c
@@ -3344,7 +3344,6 @@ FcConfigParseAndLoad (FcConfig	    *config,
 
     fd = FcOpen ((char *) filename, O_RDONLY);
     if (fd == -1) {
-	FcStrFree (filename);
 	goto bail1;
     }