diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
index 06c8ed1..29cae8d 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
@@ -1174,10 +1174,6 @@
 	/* For saving default max clustersize memory allocated to malloc pool */
 	dir_entry *dentptr = itr->dent;
 
-	free(itr);
-
-	itr = NULL;
-
 	ret = get_contents(&fsdata, dentptr, pos, buffer, maxsize, actread);
 
 out_free_both: