diff --git a/client/src/ui.c b/client/src/ui.c
index 293a98c58..99c2cdde5 100644
--- a/client/src/ui.c
+++ b/client/src/ui.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int searchHomeFilePath(char **foundpath, const char *subdir, const char *filenam
         pathlen += strlen(subdir);
         char *tmp = realloc(path, pathlen * sizeof(char));
         if (tmp == NULL) {
-            free(path);
+            //free(path);
             return PM3_EMALLOC;
         }
         path = tmp;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int searchHomeFilePath(char **foundpath, const char *subdir, const char *filenam
     pathlen += strlen(filename);
     char *tmp = realloc(path, pathlen * sizeof(char));
     if (tmp == NULL) {
-        free(path);
+        //free(path);
         return PM3_EMALLOC;
     }
     path = tmp;