diff --git a/argv-array.c b/argv-array.c
index 55e8443ff9..256741d226 100644
--- a/argv-array.c
+++ b/argv-array.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void argv_array_clear(struct argv_array *array)
 	if (array->argv != empty_argv) {
 		int i;
 		for (i = 0; i < array->argc; i++)
-			free((char **)array->argv[i]);
+			free((char *)array->argv[i]);
 		free(array->argv);
 	}
 	argv_array_init(array);