diff --git a/lib/krb5/test_cc.c b/lib/krb5/test_cc.c
index 970829342..1458567e4 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/test_cc.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/test_cc.c
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ test_mcache(krb5_context context)
     n = estrdup(nc);
     t = estrdup(tc);
 
-    asprintf(&c, "%s:%s", t, n);
-
     krb5_cc_close(context, id);
 
+    asprintf(&c, "%s:%s", t, n);
+
     ret = krb5_cc_resolve(context, c, &id2);
     if (ret)
 	krb5_err(context, 1, ret, "krb5_cc_resolve");
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ test_mcache(krb5_context context)
 	krb5_errx(context, 1, "krb5_cc_get_principal");
 
     krb5_cc_destroy(context, id2);
+    free(c);
 }
 
 /*