diff --git a/gio/xdgmime/xdgmime.c b/gio/xdgmime/xdgmime.c
index ee79da7ee..846be39f7 100644
--- a/gio/xdgmime/xdgmime.c
+++ b/gio/xdgmime/xdgmime.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ xdg_mime_init_from_directory (const char *directory)
           _caches[n_caches + 1] = NULL;
 	  n_caches++;
 
-          free (file_name);
 	  return FALSE;
 	}
     }