diff --git a/test/scale_zimg.c b/test/scale_zimg.c
index e4ab1caa05..5fcea20d45 100644
--- a/test/scale_zimg.c
+++ b/test/scale_zimg.c
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ static void run(struct test_ctx *ctx)
 
     repack_test_run(stest);
 
-    talloc_free(stest);
-    talloc_free(zimg);
-
     FILE *f = test_open_out(ctx, "zimg_formats.txt");
     init_imgfmts_list();
     for (int n = 0; n < num_imgfmts; n++) {
@@ -51,6 +48,9 @@ static void run(struct test_ctx *ctx)
 
     assert_text_files_equal(stest->ctx, "zimg_formats.txt", "zimg_formats.txt",
                 "This can fail if FFmpeg/libswscale adds or removes pixfmts.");
+
+    talloc_free(stest);
+    talloc_free(zimg);
 }
 
 const struct unittest test_repack_zimg = {