diff --git a/src/postgres/interface.c b/src/postgres/interface.c
index 4be7f5a63..ce02cfd2e 100644
--- a/src/postgres/interface.c
+++ b/src/postgres/interface.c
@@ -549,10 +549,10 @@ pgVersionToStr(unsigned int version)
         FUNCTION_LOG_PARAM(UINT, version);
     FUNCTION_LOG_END();
 
-    String *result = version >= PG_VERSION_10 ?
-        strNewFmt("%u", version / 10000) : strNewFmt("%u.%u", version / 10000, version % 10000 / 100);
-
-    FUNCTION_LOG_RETURN(STRING, result);
+    FUNCTION_LOG_RETURN(
+        STRING,
+        version >= PG_VERSION_10 ?
+            strNewFmt("%u", version / 10000) : strNewFmt("%u.%u", version / 10000, version % 10000 / 100));
 }
 
 /**********************************************************************************************************************************/