diff --git a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
index 63c81ab9b..fba536b48 100644
--- a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ MaybeAddDevice(const char *path)
     }
 
     item->fname = SDL_strdup(path);
-    if ( (item->fname == NULL) ) {
-        SDL_free(item->fname);
+    if (item->fname == NULL) {
         SDL_free(item);
         return -1;
     }