1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/by_dir.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/by_dir.c
index fdfca6140a..554f6600dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/by_dir.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/by_dir.c
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ by_dir_hash_cmp(const BY_DIR_HASH * const *a,
 static void
 by_dir_entry_free(BY_DIR_ENTRY *ent)
 {
-        if (ent->dir)
-                free(ent->dir);
+        free(ent->dir);
         if (ent->hashes)
                 sk_BY_DIR_HASH_pop_free(ent->hashes, by_dir_hash_free);
         free(ent);