Index: ext/dl/handle.c
===================================================================
--- ext/dl/handle.c	(revision 22794)
+++ ext/dl/handle.c	(working copy)
@@ -194,8 +194,10 @@
 	    CHECK_DLERROR;
 	    if( func ) break;
 	}
-	xfree(name_n);
-	if( func ) goto found;
+  if( func ){
+    xfree(name_n);
+    goto found;
+  }
 	name_n[len-1] = 'A';
 	name_n[len++] = '@';
 	for( i = 0; i < 256; i += 4 ){
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@
 	    CHECK_DLERROR;
 	    if( func ) break;
 	}
+  xfree(name_n);
 	if( !func ){
 	    rb_raise(rb_eDLError, "unknown symbol \"%s\"", name);
 	}