diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkglcontext-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkglcontext-x11.c
index 12a6b8a843..a6f8213ebc 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkglcontext-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkglcontext-x11.c
@@ -634,10 +634,7 @@ find_fbconfig_for_visual (GdkDisplay        *display,
 
       visinfo = glXGetVisualFromFBConfig (dpy, configs[i]);
       if (visinfo == NULL)
-        {
-          XFree (visinfo);
-          continue;
-        }
+        continue;
 
       if (visinfo->visualid != xvisual_id)
         continue;