src/nnn.c | 4 +++-

diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index 13d9815cb9c5da05870c08fd0e7caf57ffd3723c..069599b3e18a4dfbf45d8e1f88a23a5f31d1d9f9 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -4236,7 +4236,9 @@ 	if (listpath) {
 		DPRINTF_S(__FUNCTION__);
 		DPRINTF_S(listpath);
 		spawn("rm -rf", listpath, NULL, NULL, F_NOTRACE | F_MULTI);
-		free(listpath);
+		/* Do not free if program was started in list mode */
+		if (listpath != initpath)
+			free(listpath);
 		listpath = NULL;
 	}
 }