diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcm/libDtCmP/cm_tty.c b/cde/programs/dtcm/libDtCmP/cm_tty.c
index ec8247bfa..baa3ceb11 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcm/libDtCmP/cm_tty.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcm/libDtCmP/cm_tty.c
@@ -1148,12 +1148,12 @@ read_new_appt(FILE *fp, Dtcm_appointment **appt, Props *p, int version)
 						  a_name, a_tag, a_value);
 				++attrs_written;
 			}
-
-			free(a_name);
-			free(a_tag);
-			free(a_value);
 		}
 
+		free(a_name);
+		free(a_tag);
+		free(a_value);
+
 		/* this should pull off the new attribute name */
 
 		a_name = a_tag = a_value = NULL;