diff --git a/src/modules/evapi/evapi_dispatch.c b/src/modules/evapi/evapi_dispatch.c
index e6a857fc266..655424f5d98 100644
--- a/src/modules/evapi/evapi_dispatch.c
+++ b/src/modules/evapi/evapi_dispatch.c
@@ -695,7 +695,6 @@ int evapi_run_dispatcher(char *laddr, int lport)
 				sizeof(evapi_srv_addr)) < 0) {
 		LM_ERR("cannot bind to local address and port [%s:%d]\n", laddr, lport);
 		close(evapi_srv_sock);
-		freeaddrinfo(ai_res);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (listen(evapi_srv_sock, 4) < 0) {