diff --git a/librz/main/rz-ax.c b/librz/main/rz-ax.c
index 2b88e87e07f..a09869c296c 100644
--- a/librz/main/rz-ax.c
+++ b/librz/main/rz-ax.c
@@ -516,11 +516,11 @@ static int rax(RzNum *num, char *str, int len, int last, ut64 *_flags, int *fm)
 		} else {
 			date = rz_time_date_dos_to_string(n);
 		}
+		rz_list_free(split);
 		if (date != NULL) {
 			printf("%s\n", date);
 			fflush(stdout);
 			free(date);
-			rz_list_free(split);
 			return true;
 		}
 		return false;