diff --git a/lib/asyn-thread.c b/lib/asyn-thread.c
index c057ee8eb8..c3820e7617 100644
--- a/lib/asyn-thread.c
+++ b/lib/asyn-thread.c
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@ static bool init_resolve_thread(struct Curl_easy *data,
   td->start = Curl_now();
 
   if(!init_thread_sync_data(td, hostname, port, hints)) {
-    free(td);
     goto errno_exit;
   }