diff --git a/pam/pam_fprintd.c b/pam/pam_fprintd.c
index bc371b8..6dee6ae 100644
--- a/pam/pam_fprintd.c
+++ b/pam/pam_fprintd.c
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ static DBusGProxy *open_device(pam_handle_t *pamh, DBusGConnection *connection,
 		dev = NULL;
 	}
 
-	g_strfreev ((char **)paths_array->pdata);
 	g_ptr_array_free (paths_array, TRUE);
 
 	return dev;