diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index deab59551dad9a0d2c2e86d75071fa561e4cbf1a..9526491a45357d5d80068bac939a4aa7cce9aa91 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,6 @@ struct http_pack_request *new_http_pack_request(
 	return preq;
 
 abort:
-	free(filename);
 	free(preq->url);
 	free(preq);
 	return NULL;