Index: agent/mibgroup/if-mib/data_access/interface_linux.c
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--- agent/mibgroup/if-mib/data_access/interface_linux.c (revision 15979)
+++ agent/mibgroup/if-mib/data_access/interface_linux.c (working copy)
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ _parse_stats(netsnmp_interface_entry *en
         snmp_log(LOG_ERR,
                  "error scanning interface data (expected %d, got %d)\n",
                  expected, scan_count);
-        netsnmp_access_interface_entry_free(entry);
         return scan_count;
     }
     entry->ns_flags |= NETSNMP_INTERFACE_FLAGS_ACTIVE;