diff --git a/libretro-common/file/file_archive.c b/libretro-common/file/file_archive.c
index 1b6317ad3c..2bf71a8ec4 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/file_archive.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/file_archive.c
@@ -552,10 +552,8 @@ int file_archive_parse_file_iterate(
          *returnerr = false;
       case ZLIB_TRANSFER_DEINIT:
          if (state->handle)
-         {
             file_archive_free(state->handle);
-            state->handle = NULL;
-         }
+         state->handle = NULL;
          break;
    }