diff --git a/src/haggis.c b/src/haggis.c
index c1f70bf..dae53ce 100644
--- a/src/haggis.c
+++ b/src/haggis.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ haggis_node* haggis_create_node(char *file, haggis_hardlink_list *list) {
                 haggis_node_deinit(node);
                 return NULL;
             }
-            char *target = malloc(res + 1);
+            target = malloc(res + 1);
             memcpy(target, pathbuf, (unsigned long)res);
             node->filetype->f_type->target = haggis_filename_init(target);
             if (node->filetype->f_type->target == NULL) {