diff --git a/lib/nodes/stats.c b/lib/nodes/stats.c
index 6b1b842bf..36daaa7a6 100644
--- a/lib/nodes/stats.c
+++ b/lib/nodes/stats.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int stats_node_destroy(struct node *n)
 	struct stats_node *s = n->_vd;
 
 	if (s->node_str)
-		free(&s->node_str);
+		free(s->node_str);
 
 	return 0;
 }