diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index e83e35bfc..486421b21 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -5660,9 +5660,9 @@ static int BuildFinished(WOLFSSL* ssl, Hashes* hashes, const byte* sender)
         if (ret != 0) {
         #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
         #ifdef WOLFSSL_SHA384
-            XFREE(sha384, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
             /* restore */
             ssl->hsHashes->hashSha384 = sha384[0];
+            XFREE(sha384, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
         #endif
         #endif
             return ret;