diff --git a/src/lib/elput/elput_logind.c b/src/lib/elput/elput_logind.c
index 799a26a10c..22cb1b02cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/elput/elput_logind.c
+++ b/src/lib/elput/elput_logind.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ _logind_connect(Elput_Manager **manager, const char *seat, unsigned int tty)
    if (ret < 0)
      {
         ERR("Failed to get session seat");
-        if (s) free(s);
+        free(s);
         goto seat_err;
      }
    else if ((seat) && (s) && (strcmp(seat, s)))