diff --git a/changes/bug23155 b/changes/bug23155
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c24ab136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug23155
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (stability):
+    - Avoid crashing on double-free when unable to load or process
+      an included file. Fixes bug 23155; bugfix on 0.3.1.1-alpha.
+      Found with the clang static analyzer.
diff --git a/src/common/confline.c b/src/common/confline.c
index 691cbf8c6..15fd96bf3 100644
--- a/src/common/confline.c
+++ b/src/common/confline.c
@@ -294,24 +294,26 @@ config_process_include(const char *path, int recursion_level, int extended,
     return -1;
   }
 
-  SMARTLIST_FOREACH_BEGIN(config_files, char *, config_file) {
+  int rv = -1;
+  SMARTLIST_FOREACH_BEGIN(config_files, const char *, config_file) {
     config_line_t *included_list = NULL;
     if (config_get_included_list(config_file, recursion_level, extended,
                                   &included_list, list_last) < 0) {
-      SMARTLIST_FOREACH(config_files, char *, f, tor_free(f));
-      smartlist_free(config_files);
-      return -1;
+      goto done;
     }
-    tor_free(config_file);
 
     *next = included_list;
     if (*list_last)
       next = &(*list_last)->next;
 
   } SMARTLIST_FOREACH_END(config_file);
-  smartlist_free(config_files);
   *list = ret_list;
-  return 0;
+  rv = 0;
+
+ done:
+  SMARTLIST_FOREACH(config_files, char *, f, tor_free(f));
+  smartlist_free(config_files);
+  return rv;
 }
 
 /**