diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
index 4eb3ac5bde..f4fd547fd4 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
@@ -1682,7 +1682,6 @@ _create_shader (GstGLColorConvert * convert)
     g_clear_error (&error);
     g_free (info->frag_prog);
     info->frag_prog = NULL;
-    g_free (version_str);
     gst_object_unref (stage);
     gst_object_unref (ret);
     return NULL;