diff --git a/linux/devicelocale_plugin.cc b/linux/devicelocale_plugin.cc
index c484d53..b63d9da 100644
--- a/linux/devicelocale_plugin.cc
+++ b/linux/devicelocale_plugin.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ static gchar *get_category_locale(int category)
     bool no_locale = locale == nullptr
         || strncmp(locale, "LC_", sizeof("LC_") - 1) == 0;
     if (no_locale) {
-        g_free(locale);
         return nullptr;
     } else {
         return locale;