diff --git a/files.c b/files.c
index f74a15d8ade3c0ec256b1da7bf23ccdb02c64ce0..21743fb21862c2a703a4098408a91e9fe9d3a3c4 100644
--- a/files.c
+++ b/files.c
@@ -275,14 +275,13 @@ int do_insertfile(void)
 	if (i == NANO_TOFILES_KEY) {
 	    char *tmp = do_browser(getcwd(NULL, 0));
 
-	    if 	(tmp != NULL) {
-		free(realname);
+#ifdef DISABLE_TABCOMP
+	    free(realname);
+#endif
+	    if 	(tmp != NULL)
 		realname = tmp;
-	    }
-	    else {
-		free(realname);
+	    else
 		return do_insertfile();
-	    }
 	}
 #endif