diff --git a/lib/krb5/fcache.c b/lib/krb5/fcache.c
index 2d68cd859..de389755d 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/fcache.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/fcache.c
@@ -269,10 +269,11 @@ fcc_gen_new(krb5_context context, krb5_ccache *id)
     }
     fd = mkstemp(file);
     if(fd < 0) {
+	int ret = errno;
+	krb5_set_error_string(context, "mkstemp %s", file);
 	free(f);
 	free(file);
-	krb5_set_error_string(context, "mkstemp %s", file);
-	return errno;
+	return ret;
     }
     close(fd);
     f->filename = file;