diff --git a/dlls/d3dx10_43/texture.c b/dlls/d3dx10_43/texture.c
index 8d30aef8648..32215b0a99a 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx10_43/texture.c
+++ b/dlls/d3dx10_43/texture.c
@@ -709,8 +709,7 @@ end:
         IWICFormatConverter_Release(converter);
     if (dds_frame)
         IWICDdsFrameDecode_Release(dds_frame);
-    if (buffer)
-        heap_free(buffer);
+    heap_free(buffer);
     if (frame)
         IWICBitmapFrameDecode_Release(frame);
     if (decoder)