diff --git a/lib/ftvar.c b/lib/ftvar.c
index 9ff36a0..094abfb 100644
--- a/lib/ftvar.c
+++ b/lib/ftvar.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void ftvar_free(struct ftvar *ftvar)
     if (ftve->name)
       free(ftve->name);
 
-    if (ftve->val);
+    if (ftve->val)
       free(ftve->val);
 
     FT_SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&ftvar->entries, chain);