diff --git a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c
index 73c59acb..249cf77e 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps-unix.c
@@ -1454,7 +1454,6 @@ _dbus_connect_tcp_socket_with_nonce (const char     *host,
       dbus_bool_t ret;
       _dbus_string_init_const (&noncefileStr, noncefile);
       ret = _dbus_send_nonce (fd, &noncefileStr, error);
-      _dbus_string_free (&noncefileStr);
 
       if (!ret)
         {