diff --git a/src/helpers.c b/src/helpers.c
index 6754c1d..c482b58 100644
--- a/src/helpers.c
+++ b/src/helpers.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ xfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *format, ...)
     va_end(va);
     if (fwrite(out, (size_t) len, 1U, fp) != 1U) {
         sodium_free(out);
-        va_end(va);
         exit_err("fwrite()");
     }
     sodium_free(out);