diff --git a/io/sys/darwin/directory.c b/io/sys/darwin/directory.c
index 3873354..db13f9d 100644
--- a/io/sys/darwin/directory.c
+++ b/io/sys/darwin/directory.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static enum b_status iterator_erase(b_iterator *obj)
 	b_result result = b_directory_path_unlink(it->root, it->entry.filepath);
 	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
 		enum b_status status = b_error_get_status_code(result);
-		b_error_release(result);
+		b_error_discard(result);
 		return status;
 	}