diff --git a/libtcc.c b/libtcc.c
index 7d2e650d..b6998ddf 100644
--- a/libtcc.c
+++ b/libtcc.c
@@ -1993,7 +1993,6 @@ PUB_FUNC int tcc_parse_args(TCCState *s, int *pargc, char ***pargv)
         case TCC_OPTION_o:
             if (s->outfile) {
                 tcc_warning("multiple -o option");
-                tcc_free(s->outfile);
             }
             tcc_set_str(&s->outfile, optarg);
             break;