1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index dc247a84c4..89c81e54e6 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -448,8 +448,7 @@ int check_repository_format_version(const char *var, const char *value)
 	} else if (strcmp(var, "core.worktree") == 0) {
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
-		if (git_work_tree_cfg)
-			free(git_work_tree_cfg);
+		free(git_work_tree_cfg);
 		git_work_tree_cfg = xstrdup(value);
 		inside_work_tree = -1;
 	}