diff --git a/src/runmode-af-packet.c b/src/runmode-af-packet.c
index a11e92edef..2705ff12c5 100644
--- a/src/runmode-af-packet.c
+++ b/src/runmode-af-packet.c
@@ -233,14 +233,9 @@ int RunModeIdsAFPAuto(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx)
                                     live_dev);
     if (ret != 0) {
         printf("ERROR: Unable to start runmode\n");
-        if (live_dev)
-            SCFree(live_dev);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-    if (live_dev)
-        SCFree(live_dev);
-
     SCLogInfo("RunModeIdsAFPAuto initialised");
 #endif
     SCReturnInt(0);
@@ -271,14 +266,9 @@ int RunModeIdsAFPAutoFp(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx)
                               live_dev);
     if (ret != 0) {
         printf("ERROR: Unable to start runmode\n");
-        if (live_dev)
-            SCFree(live_dev);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-    if (live_dev)
-        SCFree(live_dev);
-
     SCLogInfo("RunModeIdsAFPAutoFp initialised");
 
 #endif /* HAVE_AF_PACKET */