diff --git a/dlls/advapi32/tests/security.c b/dlls/advapi32/tests/security.c
index 51bf60d0f36..8b4a868ee11 100644
--- a/dlls/advapi32/tests/security.c
+++ b/dlls/advapi32/tests/security.c
@@ -8083,7 +8083,7 @@ static void test_pseudo_handle_security(void)
                     "key %p: got error %u\n", keys[i], ret);
         else
             ok(!ret, "key %p: got error %u\n", keys[i], ret);
-        LocalFree(sd_ptr);
+        if (!ret) LocalFree(sd_ptr);
 
         ret = GetSecurityInfo(keys[i], SE_KERNEL_OBJECT,
                 DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &sd_ptr);