diff --git a/rpmio/macro.c b/rpmio/macro.c
index 1259ac2..fe8aa25 100644
--- a/rpmio/macro.c
+++ b/rpmio/macro.c
@@ -1644,9 +1644,8 @@ rpmInitMacrofile (const char *macrofile)
 }
 
 static void
-rpmInitMacrofileGlob (const char *arg)
+rpmInitMacrofileGlob (const char *macrofile)
 {
-	const char *macrofile = rpmExpand (arg, NULL);
 	int is_local = strchr (macrofile, '~') ? 1 : 0;
 
 	if (is_local || strchr (macrofile, '*'))
@@ -1682,8 +1681,6 @@ rpmInitMacrofileGlob (const char *arg)
 	}
 	else
 		rpmInitMacrofile (macrofile);
-
-	_free (macrofile);
 }
 
 void