diff --git a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
index dbb875e88f1..3f511d21456 100644
--- a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
+++ b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
@@ -1225,15 +1225,13 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(pg_query)
 
 static void _php_pgsql_free_params(char **params, int num_params)
 {
-	if (num_params > 0) {
-		int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < num_params; i++) {
-			if (params[i]) {
-				efree(params[i]);
-			}
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < num_params; i++) {
+		if (params[i]) {
+			efree(params[i]);
 		}
-		efree(params);
 	}
+	efree(params);
 }
 
 /* Execute a query */