diff --git a/xf86drm.c b/xf86drm.c
index 5e02969..00cdac4 100644
--- a/xf86drm.c
+++ b/xf86drm.c
@@ -2803,11 +2803,12 @@ static char *drmGetMinorNameForFD(int fd, int type)
 
 	while (readdir_r(sysdir, pent, &ent) == 0 && ent != NULL) {
 		if (strncmp(ent->d_name, name, len) == 0) {
-			free(pent);
-			closedir(sysdir);
-
 			snprintf(dev_name, sizeof(dev_name), DRM_DIR_NAME "/%s",
 				 ent->d_name);
+
+			closedir(sysdir);
+			free(pent);
+
 			return strdup(dev_name);
 		}
 	}