diff --git a/src/link/lldc/lldc.c b/src/link/lldc/lldc.c
index 2d6c6de..39a93ad 100644
--- a/src/link/lldc/lldc.c
+++ b/src/link/lldc/lldc.c
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ bool lldc_link(TargetConfig* target_config, TargetLinkConfig* link_config) {
 
     if (!code) {
         print_message(Error, message);
+    }
+
+    if (message != NULL) {
         free((void*) message);
     }