diff --git a/aegisub/libaegisub/unix/path.cpp b/aegisub/libaegisub/unix/path.cpp
index c402bd039e36c535d2e18b7ea625a0d2bfd21633..8f9a6a7feb3af0a9a4b8fce95fb26662b2dcaea0 100644
--- a/aegisub/libaegisub/unix/path.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/libaegisub/unix/path.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ const std::string home() {
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	std::string home(ehome);
-	free(ehome);
 	return home;
 }