diff --git a/src/librc/librc.c b/src/librc/librc.c
index 92de375a..51e37aba 100644
--- a/src/librc/librc.c
+++ b/src/librc/librc.c
@@ -1009,7 +1009,6 @@ rc_services_in_state(RC_SERVICE state)
 		services = ls_dir(dir, LS_INITD);
 		if (services) {
 			TAILQ_CONCAT(list, services, entries);
-			free(services);
 		}
 	}
 	rc_stringlist_free(dirs);