diff --git a/lib/dns/catz.c b/lib/dns/catz.c
index 30b0bc4d4a..2924a13462 100644
--- a/lib/dns/catz.c
+++ b/lib/dns/catz.c
@@ -1467,7 +1467,6 @@ catz_process_primaries(dns_catz_zone_t *catz, dns_ipkeylist_t *ipkl,
 			result = dns_name_fromstring(keyname, keycbuf,
 						     dns_rootname, 0, mctx);
 			if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-				dns_name_free(keyname, mctx);
 				isc_mem_put(mctx, keyname, sizeof(*keyname));
 				return result;
 			}