diff --git a/src/bdf/bdflib.c b/src/bdf/bdflib.c
index 372739aa1..8f9f4e8a8 100644
--- a/src/bdf/bdflib.c
+++ b/src/bdf/bdflib.c
@@ -1924,7 +1924,6 @@
       p->font = font;
 
       font->memory = p->memory;
-      p->memory    = NULL;
 
       { /* setup */
         size_t           i;