diff --git a/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.c b/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.c
index f05576c..ebf0006 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
             totalMemory == NULL || backtraceSize == NULL) {
         return;
     }
+    *totalMemory = 0;
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&gAllocationsMutex);
 
@@ -127,7 +128,6 @@
         *info = NULL;
         *overallSize = 0;
         *infoSize = 0;
-        *totalMemory = 0;
         *backtraceSize = 0;
         goto done;
     }