diff --git a/dw/fltkplatform.cc b/dw/fltkplatform.cc
index f0ac7b5..ef182a6 100644
--- a/dw/fltkplatform.cc
+++ b/dw/fltkplatform.cc
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ void FltkFont::initSystemFonts ()
       _MSG("Found font: %s%s%s\n", name, t & FL_BOLD ? " bold" : "",
                                   t & FL_ITALIC ? " italic" : "");
 
-      free (name);
 
       auto &family = (*systemFonts)[ name ];
       if( family ) {
@@ -168,6 +167,8 @@ void FltkFont::initSystemFonts ()
          family = std::make_unique< FontFamily >( (Fl_Font) i, -1, -1, -1 );
          family->set( (Fl_Font) i, t );
       }
+
+      free (name);
    }
 }