diff --git a/src/core/util/ElfReader.cc b/src/core/util/ElfReader.cc
index 3f229137..b0d976aa 100644
--- a/src/core/util/ElfReader.cc
+++ b/src/core/util/ElfReader.cc
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ void ElfReader::setup(const char* path) {
 			process_section(&sec_hdr, buff);
 		}
 	}
-	if (buff)
-		free(buff);
+	free(buff);
 
 	fclose(fp);