diff --git a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOFileBlock.cc b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOFileBlock.cc
index 02caf71d210..110a65e353b 100644
--- a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOFileBlock.cc
+++ b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheIOFileBlock.cc
@@ -117,13 +117,9 @@ void IOFileBlock::RelinquishFile(File* f)
    {
       if (it->second == f)
       {
-         m_blocks.erase(it++);
+         m_blocks.erase(it);
          break;
       }
-      else
-      {
-         ++it;
-      }
    }
 }