diff --git a/src/fedfsd/svc.c b/src/fedfsd/svc.c
index 12940c7..3b08272 100644
--- a/src/fedfsd/svc.c
+++ b/src/fedfsd/svc.c
@@ -377,10 +377,8 @@ fedfsd_pathwalk(const FedFsPathName fpath, char **pathname)

 	tmp = nsdb_normalize_path(result);
 	free(result);
-	if (tmp == NULL) {
-		free(result);
+	if (tmp == NULL)
 		return FEDFS_ERR_SVRFAULT;
-	}

 	retval = fedfsd_pathwalk_check_term(tmp);
 	switch (retval) {