diff --git a/WINGs/userdefaults.c b/WINGs/userdefaults.c
index 6b55e8cf..269e43e6 100644
--- a/WINGs/userdefaults.c
+++ b/WINGs/userdefaults.c
@@ -303,8 +303,7 @@ WMUserDefaults *WMGetStandardUserDefaults(void)
 	if (!domain)
 		domain = WMCreatePLDictionary(NULL, NULL);
 
-	if (path)
-		wfree(path);
+	wfree(path);
 
 	defaults->appDomain = domain;