--- a/settings.c	Sun Jan 23 10:40:54 2005 +0000
+++ b/settings.c	Sun Jan 23 10:47:15 2005 +0000
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		case SDT_STRING:
-			if (*(char**)ptr) free(*(char**)ptr);
+			free(*(char**)ptr);
 			*(char**)ptr = strdup((const char*)p);
 			break;
 		case SDT_STRINGBUF: