diff --git a/pscp.c b/pscp.c
index 2eecad6d..6f38a201 100644
--- a/pscp.c
+++ b/pscp.c
@@ -2026,7 +2026,6 @@ static void sink(char *targ, char *src)
 	    set_file_times(f, act.mtime, act.atime);
 	}
 
-	sfree(stat_name);
 	close_wfile(f);
 	if (wrerror) {
 	    run_err("%s: Write error", destfname);