diff --git a/libc/bionic/sysinfo.cpp b/libc/bionic/sysinfo.cpp
index 897ef30..1e4a0e8 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/sysinfo.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/sysinfo.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
     size_t allocated_size = 0;
     if (getline(&line, &allocated_size, fp) != -1) {
       cpu_count = GetCpuCountFromString(line);
-      free(line);
     }
+    free(line);
     fclose(fp);
   }
   return cpu_count;