diff --git a/Source/cmDynamicLoader.cxx b/Source/cmDynamicLoader.cxx
index 8c76ad1a0..a19b6bea7 100644
--- a/Source/cmDynamicLoader.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmDynamicLoader.cxx
@@ -294,10 +294,11 @@ const char* cmDynamicLoader::LastError()
                 );
   
   // Free the buffer.
-  LocalFree( lpMsgBuf );
+ 
   static char* str = 0;
   delete [] str;
-  str = strcpy(new char[strlen((char*)lpMsgBuf)+1], (char*)lpMsgBuf);
+  str = strcpy(new char[strlen((char*)lpMsgBuf)+1], (char*)lpMsgBuf); 
+  LocalFree( lpMsgBuf );
   return str;
 }