1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/sort.c b/coreutils/sort.c
index 12b463a6d..1f531fb76 100644
--- a/coreutils/sort.c
+++ b/coreutils/sort.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ int sort_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
                         0
                 };
                 struct sort_key *key = add_key();
-                char *str_k = lst_k->data;
+                char *str_k = llist_pop(&lst_k);
                 const char *temp2;
 
                 i = 0; /* i==0 before comma, 1 after (-k3,6) */
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ int sort_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
                                 str_k++;
                         }
                 }
-                /* leaking lst_k... */
-                lst_k = lst_k->link;
         }
 #endif
         /* global b strips leading and trailing spaces */