diff --git a/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsubtitle.cpp b/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsubtitle.cpp
index 5ec75dded..897f9fc49 100644
--- a/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsubtitle.cpp
+++ b/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsubtitle.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ void cDvbSubtitleBitmaps::Draw(int &min_x, int &min_y, int &max_x, int &max_y)
 #endif
 
 		CFrameBuffer::getInstance()->blit2FB(newdata, nw, nh, xoff, yoff, 0, 0);
-		free(newdata);
 
 		if(min_x > xoff)
 			min_x = xoff;