diff --git a/swig/openscap.i b/swig/openscap.i

index ffe0bb87a..ed1dab36c 100644

--- a/swig/openscap.i

+++ b/swig/openscap.i

@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@

     }

     $1[i] = 0;

   } else {

-    free($1);

     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"not a list");

     SWIG_fail;

   }