diff --git a/patch.c b/patch.c
index 3af72a329e..c302295e41 100644
--- a/patch.c
+++ b/patch.c
@@ -542,7 +542,6 @@ static bool apply_patch_content(uint8_t **buf,
    }
 
    free(patch_data);
-   free(patched_content);
    return true;
 
 error: