diff --git a/src/d_net.cpp b/src/d_net.cpp
index 73ad037cec..4483f3cf92 100644
--- a/src/d_net.cpp
+++ b/src/d_net.cpp
@@ -2053,11 +2053,9 @@ void FDynamicBuffer::SetData (const BYTE *data, int len)
 		m_Len = len;
 		memcpy (m_Data, data, len);
 	}
-	else
+	else 
 	{
 		m_Len = 0;
-		M_Free(m_Data);
-		m_Data = NULL;
 	}
 }