diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 4fed92e80..6fa549a37 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -5931,7 +5931,6 @@ int check_config_validity()
 			else if (!curpeers->peers_fe) {
 				Alert("Proxy '%s': unable to find local peer '%s' in peers section '%s'.\n",
 				      curproxy->id, localpeer, curpeers->id);
-				free((void *)curproxy->table.peers.name);
 				curproxy->table.peers.p = NULL;
 				cfgerr++;
 			}