diff --git a/daemon/vc-utils.c b/daemon/vc-utils.c
index 29a8cee4..3eb0177e 100644
--- a/daemon/vc-utils.c
+++ b/daemon/vc-utils.c
@@ -676,8 +676,6 @@ do_check_file_locked (const char *path, const char *worktree, gboolean locked_on
         ret = TRUE;
         goto out;
     }
-    g_free (tmp_name);
-    g_free (fullpath);
 
     /* Sometimes the first two characters are replaced by ~$. */
 
@@ -685,6 +683,8 @@ do_check_file_locked (const char *path, const char *worktree, gboolean locked_on
         goto out;
 
     char *ptr = g_utf8_find_next_char(g_utf8_find_next_char (file_name, NULL), NULL);
+    g_free (tmp_name);
+    g_free (fullpath);
     tmp_name = g_strconcat ("~$", ptr, NULL);
     fullpath = g_build_path ("/", worktree, dir_name, tmp_name, NULL);
     if (g_file_test (fullpath, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR)) {