1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/shared/util.c b/src/shared/util.c
index 673e0da6b6..2edf9cd875 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.c
+++ b/src/shared/util.c
@@ -850,18 +850,18 @@ int readlink_malloc(const char *p, char **r) {
 }
 
 int readlink_and_make_absolute(const char *p, char **r) {
-        char *target, *k;
+        _cleanup_free_ char *target = NULL;
+        char *k;
         int j;
 
         assert(p);
         assert(r);
 
-        if ((j = readlink_malloc(p, &target)) < 0)
+        j = readlink_malloc(p, &target);
+        if (j < 0)
                 return j;
 
         k = file_in_same_dir(p, target);
-        free(target);
-
         if (!k)
                 return -ENOMEM;