diff --git a/lib/nvmf/fc.c b/lib/nvmf/fc.c
index 4407406a7..157700f01 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/fc.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/fc.c
@@ -3663,7 +3663,6 @@ out:
 		SPDK_DEBUGLOG(nvmf_fc_adm_api, "%s", log_str);
 	}
 
-	free(args);
 	free(arg);
 }