1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index 78af29d264..dd0a33028e 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -1274,13 +1274,13 @@ int git_fsck_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	const char *msg_id;
 
 	if (strcmp(var, "fsck.skiplist") == 0) {
-		const char *path;
+		char *path;
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		if (git_config_pathname(&path, var, value))
 			return 1;
 		strbuf_addf(&sb, "skiplist=%s", path);
-		free((char *)path);
+		free(path);
 		fsck_set_msg_types(options, sb.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&sb);
 		return 0;