diff --git a/src/net.c b/src/net.c
index 632ae0319..c82caff1b 100644
--- a/src/net.c
+++ b/src/net.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ create_socket(int domain, int proto, const char *local, const char *bind_dev, in
     if ((gerror = getaddrinfo(server, portstr, &hints, &server_res)) != 0) {
 	if (local)
 	    freeaddrinfo(local_res);
-        freeaddrinfo(server_res);
         return -1;
     }