diff --git a/line-log.c b/line-log.c
index 5fc75ae275..0179f138f7 100644
--- a/line-log.c
+++ b/line-log.c
@@ -1141,8 +1141,7 @@ int line_log_process_ranges_arbitrary_commit(struct rev_info *rev, struct commit
 
 	if (range) {
 		if (commit->parents && !bloom_filter_check(rev, commit, range)) {
-			struct line_log_data *prange = line_log_data_copy(range);
-			add_line_range(rev, commit->parents->item, prange);
+			add_line_range(rev, commit->parents->item, range);
 			clear_commit_line_range(rev, commit);
 		} else if (commit->parents && commit->parents->next)
 			changed = process_ranges_merge_commit(rev, commit, range);