diff --git a/openair3/ocp-gtpu/gtp_itf.cpp b/openair3/ocp-gtpu/gtp_itf.cpp
index 0ac9f95fa1..fd571e8d0e 100644
--- a/openair3/ocp-gtpu/gtp_itf.cpp
+++ b/openair3/ocp-gtpu/gtp_itf.cpp
@@ -526,14 +526,14 @@ static  int udpServerSocket(openAddr_s addr) {
     break; // if we get here, we must have connected successfully
   }
 
+  freeaddrinfo(servinfo); // all done with this structure
+
   if (p == NULL) {
     // looped off the end of the list with no successful bind
     LOG_E(GTPU,"failed to bind socket: %s %s \n", addr.originHost, addr.originService);
     return -1;
   }
 
-  freeaddrinfo(servinfo); // all done with this structure
-
   int sendbuff = 1000*1000*10;
   AssertFatal(0==setsockopt(sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &sendbuff, sizeof(sendbuff)),"");
   LOG_D(GTPU,"[%d] Created listener for paquets to: %s:%s, send buffer size: %d\n", sockfd, addr.originHost, addr.originService,sendbuff);