1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ui/help_url.c b/ui/help_url.c
index c34ce121bc..9a30f93a38 100644
--- a/ui/help_url.c
+++ b/ui/help_url.c
@@ -135,10 +135,9 @@ user_guide_url(const gchar *page) {
         utf_8to16(url->str),
         HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC, 0);
 
-    g_string_free(url, TRUE /* free_segment */);
-
     /* if the .chm file could be opened, stop here */
     if(hw != NULL) {
+        g_string_free(url, TRUE /* free_segment */);
         return NULL;
     }
 #endif /* HHC_DIR */