diff --git a/contrib/libarchive/cpio/test/test_option_lz4.c b/contrib/libarchive/cpio/test/test_option_lz4.c
index 88dfbd63bae..ebd376736f4 100644
--- a/contrib/libarchive/cpio/test/test_option_lz4.c
+++ b/contrib/libarchive/cpio/test/test_option_lz4.c
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ DEFINE_TEST(test_option_lz4)
 			free(p);
 			return;
 		}
-		free(p);
 		failure("--lz4 option is broken: %s", p);
+		free(p);
 		assertEqualInt(r, 0);
 		return;
 	}