diff --git a/tests/pkd/pkd_hello.c b/tests/pkd/pkd_hello.c
index 01b1b10d..18ac97b4 100644
--- a/tests/pkd/pkd_hello.c
+++ b/tests/pkd/pkd_hello.c
@@ -1011,12 +1011,12 @@ static int pkd_cleanup_socket_wrapper(void) {
         goto errrmdir;
     }
 
-    free(pkd_dargs.opts.socket_wrapper.mkdtemp_str);
-
-    goto out;
+    goto outfree;
 errrmdir:
 errrmfiles:
     rc = -1;
+outfree:
+    free(pkd_dargs.opts.socket_wrapper.mkdtemp_str);
 out:
     return rc;
 }