diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/regfile.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/regfile.c
index 2ab89c6197d..8d834670639 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/regfile.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/cm/regfile.c
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ CmiLoadHive(IN POBJECT_ATTRIBUTES KeyObjectAttributes,
   if (!NT_SUCCESS (Status))
     {
       DPRINT1 ("CmiInitNonVolatileRegistryHive() failed (Status %lx)\n", Status);
-      HvFree (Hive->Hive);
       ExFreePool (Hive);
       return Status;
     }