diff --git a/src/modules/illume2/e_mod_policy.c b/src/modules/illume2/e_mod_policy.c
index 4aafc7316..ffcd29c4d 100644
--- a/src/modules/illume2/e_mod_policy.c
+++ b/src/modules/illume2/e_mod_policy.c
@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@ _e_mod_policy_cb_hook_layout(void *data __UNUSED__, void *data2 __UNUSED__)
                zl = eina_list_append(zl, bd->zone);
           }
      }
-   l = eina_list_free(l);
 
    /* loop the zones that need updating and call the policy update function */
    EINA_LIST_FREE(zl, zone)