diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/gen_bitmap64.c b/lib/ext2fs/gen_bitmap64.c
index df095ac2..8b9e4c59 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/gen_bitmap64.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/gen_bitmap64.c
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_alloc_generic_bmap(ext2_filsys fs, errcode_t magic,
 
 	retval = bitmap->bitmap_ops->new_bmap(fs, bitmap);
 	if (retval) {
-		ext2fs_free_mem(&bitmap);
 		ext2fs_free_mem(&bitmap->description);
+		ext2fs_free_mem(&bitmap);
 		return retval;
 	}