diff --git a/src/drawline.c b/src/drawline.c
index ed02f3c..a8de449 100644
--- a/src/drawline.c
+++ b/src/drawline.c
@@ -1683,8 +1683,12 @@
     {
 	// skip over rows only used for virtual text above
 	wlv.row += wlv.text_prop_above_count;
-	if (wlv.row > endrow)
+	if (wlv.row >= endrow)
+	{
+	    vim_free(text_props);
+	    vim_free(text_prop_idxs);
 	    return wlv.row;
+	}
 	wlv.screen_row += wlv.text_prop_above_count;
     }
 #endif