diff --git a/gio/gopenuriportal.c b/gio/gopenuriportal.c
index 6ef8f037c..2f527d828 100644
--- a/gio/gopenuriportal.c
+++ b/gio/gopenuriportal.c
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ g_openuri_portal_open_uri (const char  *uri,
       errsv = errno;
       if (fd == -1)
         {
-	  g_free (path);
-	  g_variant_builder_clear (&opt_builder);
           g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, g_io_error_from_errno (errsv),
                        "Failed to open '%s'", path);
+          g_free (path);
+          g_variant_builder_clear (&opt_builder);
           return FALSE;
         }