diff --git a/src/ex_cmds2.c b/src/ex_cmds2.c
index 4ddfbe4..256acec 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds2.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds2.c
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
 	    ignore_script = TRUE;
 	}
 
+	vim_free(cmdline);
 	cmdline = getcmdline_prompt('>', NULL, 0, EXPAND_NOTHING, NULL);
 
 	if (typeahead_saved)
@@ -306,8 +307,6 @@
 	    (void)do_cmdline(cmdline, getexline, NULL,
 						DOCMD_VERBOSE|DOCMD_EXCRESET);
 	    debug_break_level = n;
-
-	    vim_free(cmdline);
 	}
 	lines_left = Rows - 1;
     }