diff --git a/ext/standard/url.c b/ext/standard/url.c
index 33fa35777fa..33af3cf7779 100644
--- a/ext/standard/url.c
+++ b/ext/standard/url.c
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(urlencode)
 	}
 	str = php_url_encode((*arg)->value.str.val, (*arg)->value.str.len, &str_len);
 	RETVAL_STRINGL(str, str_len, 0);
-	efree(str);
 }
 /* }}} */