1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index 7cc832b3d6..ac88d8bd40 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -536,7 +536,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     Error *local_error = NULL;
     QDict *opts = NULL;
     const char *format = NULL;
-    char *trace_file = NULL;
     bool force_share = false;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
@@ -601,8 +600,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             }
             break;
         case 'T':
-            g_free(trace_file);
-            trace_file = trace_opt_parse(optarg);
+            trace_opt_parse(optarg);
             break;
         case 'V':
             printf("%s version " QEMU_FULL_VERSION "\n"
@@ -653,7 +651,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (!trace_init_backends()) {
         exit(1);
     }
-    trace_init_file(trace_file);
+    trace_init_file();
     qemu_set_log(LOG_TRACE);
 
     /* initialize commands */