diff --git a/plug-ins/file-jpeg/jpeg-save.c b/plug-ins/file-jpeg/jpeg-save.c
index 30ac1fd3d5..908ef9e6a1 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-jpeg/jpeg-save.c
+++ b/plug-ins/file-jpeg/jpeg-save.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ save_image (GFile        *file,
    */
   filename = g_file_get_path (file);
   outfile = g_fopen (filename, "wb");
-  g_free (file);
+  g_free (filename);
 
   if (! outfile)
     {