diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 2be2e8c73..a670143c6 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -1292,7 +1292,6 @@ load_file_position (char *filename, long *line, long *column)
 	*column = atol (&p[1]);
     }
     fclose (f);
-    g_free (filename);
 }
 
 /* Save position for the given file */