diff --git a/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.c b/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.c
index ead5765c89e3f0109d06e1af3fd7dd25a97e3bd8..1927c525a005bd93bbf9e32d2bd1a1fe40b3413e 100644
--- a/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.c
+++ b/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.c
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ copy_attributes(struct input_stream *dest)
 	dest->offset = src->offset;
 
 	if (src->mime != NULL) {
-		if (dest->mime != NULL)
-			g_free(dest->mime);
+		g_free(dest->mime);
 		dest->mime = g_strdup(src->mime);
 	}
 }