diff --git a/checksepwarn.diff b/checksepwarn.diff
index abf4480..359c23a 100644
--- a/checksepwarn.diff
+++ b/checksepwarn.diff
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 +		} else {
 +		    rpmlog(RPMLOG_WARNING, _("line %d: %s: %s\n"), spec->lineNum, emsg, spec->line);
 +		}
-+		emesg = _free(emsg);
++		emsg = _free(emsg);
 +	    }
  
  	    re = ve;	/* ==> next token after EVR string starts here */