diff --git a/src/backend/mmap.c b/src/backend/mmap.c
index 039471330..be3585872 100644
--- a/src/backend/mmap.c
+++ b/src/backend/mmap.c
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ lumiera_mmap_init (LumieraMMap self, LumieraFile file, off_t start, size_t size)
  etruncate:
  efile:
   lumiera_file_handle_release (file);
-  lumiera_free (self);
   return NULL;
 }