diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 89c5c499dd..5136db92df 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ static int process_text_line(struct ast_config *cfg, struct ast_category **cat,
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(cur, "+")) {
 					*cat = category_get(cfg, catname, 1);
 					if (!*cat) {
-						ast_config_destroy(cfg);
 						if (newcat)
 							ast_category_destroy(newcat);
 						ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Category addition requested, but category '%s' does not exist, line %d of %s\n", catname, lineno, configfile);