diff --git a/src/bdf/bdflib.c b/src/bdf/bdflib.c
index 86ebe6096..b9bd7678f 100644
--- a/src/bdf/bdflib.c
+++ b/src/bdf/bdflib.c
@@ -1535,8 +1535,6 @@
           /* kept.                                                */
           FT_FREE( p->glyph_name );
         }
-
-        p->glyph_name = NULL;
       }
 
       /* Clear the flags that might be added when width and height are */