diff --git a/libmisc/list.c b/libmisc/list.c
index d85d5f20..8837fa12 100644
--- a/libmisc/list.c
+++ b/libmisc/list.c
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ bool is_on_list (char *const *list, const char *member)
 		}
 	}
 
-	free (members);
-
 	/*
 	 * Return the new array of pointers
 	 */