diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c
index 6a44d38cfc..2c3cfac024 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ gnc_gnome_help_yelp_anchor_fix (GtkWindow *parent, const char *file_name, const
         gchar *filename = g_build_filename (help_path, *langs, help_file, NULL);
         if (g_file_test (filename, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
         {
-            full_path = g_strdup (filename);
+            full_path = filename;
             break;
         }
         g_free (filename);