diff --git a/libs/libc/modlib/modlib_loadhdrs.c b/libs/libc/modlib/modlib_loadhdrs.c
index 67ca77dd08..498b5054b0 100644
--- a/libs/libc/modlib/modlib_loadhdrs.c
+++ b/libs/libc/modlib/modlib_loadhdrs.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ int modlib_loadhdrs(FAR struct mod_loadinfo_s *loadinfo)
       loadinfo->phdr = (FAR Elf_Phdr *)lib_malloc(phdrsize);
       if (!loadinfo->phdr)
         {
-          lib_free(loadinfo->shdr);
           berr("ERROR: Failed to allocate the program header table."
                "Size: %zu\n", phdrsize);
           return -ENOMEM;
@@ -129,8 +128,6 @@ int modlib_loadhdrs(FAR struct mod_loadinfo_s *loadinfo)
       if (ret < 0)
         {
           berr("ERROR: Failed to read program header table: %d\n", ret);
-          lib_free(loadinfo->phdr);
-          lib_free(loadinfo->shdr);
         }
     }
   else