diff --git a/playlist.c b/playlist.c
index ddc5183af1..d48c3faa2d 100644
--- a/playlist.c
+++ b/playlist.c
@@ -181,41 +181,12 @@ void playlist_update(playlist_t *playlist, size_t idx,
 
    entry            = &playlist->entries[idx];
    
-   if (path)
-   {
-      free(entry->path);
-      entry->path      = strdup(path);
-   }
-
-   if (label)
-   {
-      free(entry->label);
-      entry->label     = strdup(label);
-   }
-
-   if (core_path)
-   {
-      free(entry->core_path);
-      entry->core_path = strdup(core_path);
-   }
-
-   if (core_name)
-   {
-      free(entry->core_name);
-      entry->core_name = strdup(core_name);
-   }
-
-   if (db_name)
-   {
-      free(entry->db_name);
-      entry->db_name   = strdup(db_name);
-   }
-
-   if (crc32)
-   {
-      free(entry->crc32);
-      entry->crc32     = strdup(crc32);
-   }
+   entry->path      = path ?  strdup(path)          : entry->path;
+   entry->label     = label ? strdup(label)         : entry->label;
+   entry->core_path = core_path ? strdup(core_path) : entry->core_path;
+   entry->core_name = core_name ? strdup(core_name) : entry->core_name;
+   entry->db_name   = db_name ? strdup(db_name)     : entry->db_name;
+   entry->crc32     = crc32 ? strdup(crc32)         : entry->crc32;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -426,29 +397,15 @@ static bool playlist_read_file(
          continue;
 
       if (*buf[0])
-      {
-         free(entry->path);
          entry->path      = strdup(buf[0]);
-      }
       if (*buf[1])
-      {
-         free(entry->label);
          entry->label     = strdup(buf[1]);
-      }
-      free(entry->core_path);
       entry->core_path    = strdup(buf[2]);
-      free(entry->core_name);
       entry->core_name    = strdup(buf[3]);
       if (*buf[4])
-      {
-         free(entry->crc32);
          entry->crc32     = strdup(buf[4]);
-      }
       if (*buf[5])
-      {
-         free(entry->db_name);
          entry->db_name   = strdup(buf[5]);
-      }
       playlist->size++;
    }