diff --git a/usr.sbin/mailwrapper/mailwrapper.c b/usr.sbin/mailwrapper/mailwrapper.c
index 7d6ad1427388..4eef31c4b2a0 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mailwrapper/mailwrapper.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/mailwrapper/mailwrapper.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ main(argc, argv, envp)
 		closelog();
 		execve(_PATH_DEFAULTMTA, al.argv, envp);
 		freearg(&al, 0);
-		free(line);
 		err(1, "execing %s", _PATH_DEFAULTMTA);
 		/*NOTREACHED*/
 	}