diff --git a/e-util/e-html-editor-image-dialog.c b/e-util/e-html-editor-image-dialog.c
index 346de4419b..44a4a7343a 100644
--- a/e-util/e-html-editor-image-dialog.c
+++ b/e-util/e-html-editor-image-dialog.c
@@ -65,16 +65,19 @@ html_editor_image_dialog_set_src (EHTMLEditorImageDialog *dialog)
 	EHTMLEditor *editor;
 	EHTMLEditorSelection *editor_selection;
 	EHTMLEditorView *view;
+	gchar *uri;
 
 	editor = e_html_editor_dialog_get_editor (E_HTML_EDITOR_DIALOG (dialog));
 	view = e_html_editor_get_view (editor);
 	editor_selection = e_html_editor_view_get_selection (view);
 
+	uri = gtk_file_chooser_get_uri (
+		GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (dialog->priv->file_chooser));
+
 	e_html_editor_selection_replace_image_src (
-		editor_selection,
-		WEBKIT_DOM_ELEMENT (dialog->priv->image),
-		gtk_file_chooser_get_uri (
-			GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (dialog->priv->file_chooser)));
+		editor_selection, WEBKIT_DOM_ELEMENT (dialog->priv->image), uri);
+
+	g_fre (uri);
 }
 
 static void