diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
index 57e07ef4dc..be480d8616 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
@@ -215,17 +215,16 @@ make_connection_setting (const char *file,
 
 	value = svGetValue (ifcfg, "BRIDGE", FALSE);
 	if (value) {
-		const char *bridge;
+		const char *old_value;
 
-		if ((bridge = nm_setting_connection_get_master (s_con))) {
+		if ((old_value = nm_setting_connection_get_master (s_con))) {
 			PARSE_WARNING ("Already configured as slave of %s. Ignoring BRIDGE=\"%s\"",
-			               bridge, value);
-			g_free (value);
+			               old_value, value);
+		} else {
+			g_object_set (s_con, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MASTER, value, NULL);
+			g_object_set (s_con, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SLAVE_TYPE,
+			              NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_SETTING_NAME, NULL);
 		}
-
-		g_object_set (s_con, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MASTER, value, NULL);
-		g_object_set (s_con, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SLAVE_TYPE,
-		              NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_SETTING_NAME, NULL);
 		g_free (value);
 	}