1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index d764baa..6f4fbb0 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -73,11 +73,10 @@ pub fn result_from_string(ptr: *const c_char) -> Result<String, CommandError> {
     }
     unsafe {
         let s = owned_str_from_ptr(ptr);
+        free(ptr as *mut c_void);
         if s.is_empty() {
             return Err(get_last_error());
         }
-        // TODO: move up for newer libnitrokey versions
-        free(ptr as *mut c_void);
         return Ok(s);
     }
 }