diff --git a/lib/decompress_unxz.c b/lib/decompress_unxz.c
index 05d5cb490a44..9ccded9934c6 100644
--- a/lib/decompress_unxz.c
+++ b/lib/decompress_unxz.c
@@ -342,14 +342,14 @@ STATIC int INIT unxz(unsigned char *in, long in_size,
 				b.out_pos = 0;
 			}
 		} while (ret == XZ_OK);
-
-		if (must_free_in)
-			free(in);
-
-		if (flush != NULL)
-			free(b.out);
 	}
 
+	if (must_free_in)
+		free(in);
+
+	if (flush != NULL)
+		free(b.out);
+
 	if (in_used != NULL)
 		*in_used += b.in_pos;