diff --git a/external/unbound/libunbound/libunbound.c b/external/unbound/libunbound/libunbound.c
index 37288f256..b3a4c2ba7 100644
--- a/external/unbound/libunbound/libunbound.c
+++ b/external/unbound/libunbound/libunbound.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,6 @@ ub_ctx_hosts(struct ub_ctx* ctx, const char* fname)
 					"\\hosts");
 				retval=ub_ctx_hosts(ctx, buf);
 			}
-			free(name);
 			return retval;
 		}
 		return UB_READFILE;