1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/man3/printf.3 b/man3/printf.3
index c9e6bdad9c..c220ba78e6 100644
--- a/man3/printf.3
+++ b/man3/printf.3
@@ -1157,11 +1157,12 @@ make_message(const char *fmt, ...)
 
     va_start(ap, fmt);
     size = vsnprintf(p, size, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
     if (size < 0) {
         free(p);
         return NULL;
     }
-    va_end(ap);
 
     return p;
 }