diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index 796c1f8b..0e5c7f08 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -4868,7 +4868,10 @@ exit:
       /* Bugfix: Prevent SIGSEGV when hstat.local_file was left NULL
          (i.e. due to opt.content_disposition).  */
       if (hstat.local_file)
-        *local_file = xstrdup (hstat.local_file);
+        {
+          *local_file = hstat.local_file;
+          hstat.local_file = NULL;
+        }
     }
   free_hstat (&hstat);