diff --git a/hurd/hurdexec.c b/hurd/hurdexec.c
index 546cc69960..d5a20cb9b0 100644
--- a/hurd/hurdexec.c
+++ b/hurd/hurdexec.c
@@ -469,10 +469,10 @@ retry:
     /* Got a signal while inside an RPC of the critical section, retry again */
     goto retry;
 
- outargs:
-  free (args);
  outenv:
   free (env);
+ outargs:
+  free (args);
   return err;
 }
 libc_hidden_def (_hurd_exec_paths)