diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 4c5c8391d..ec6610325 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -2223,8 +2223,8 @@ void deinit(void)
 			if (rule->cond) {
 				prune_acl_cond(rule->cond);
 				free(rule->cond);
-				free(rule->file);
 			}
+			free(rule->file);
 			free(rule);
 		}