diff --git a/client/fpga_compress.c b/client/fpga_compress.c
index 960af2c29..c7cd021f8 100644
--- a/client/fpga_compress.c
+++ b/client/fpga_compress.c
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ int zlib_compress(FILE *infile[], uint8_t num_infiles, FILE *outfile, bool hardn
             fclose(infile[j]);
         }
         fclose(outfile);
-        free(infile);
         free(fpga_config);
         return (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ int zlib_compress(FILE *infile[], uint8_t num_infiles, FILE *outfile, bool hardn
         fclose(infile[j]);
     }
     fclose(outfile);
-    free(infile);
     free(fpga_config);
 
     return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
@@ -478,7 +476,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                 return (EXIT_FAILURE);
             }
         } else {
-            return zlib_compress(infiles, num_input_files, outfile, hardnested_mode);
+            int ret = zlib_compress(infiles, num_input_files, outfile, hardnested_mode);
+            free(infile_names);
+            free(infiles);
+            return (ret);
         }
     }
 }