diff --git a/contrib/libedit/map.c b/contrib/libedit/map.c
index e45b819c0be0..6e08d647a980 100644
--- a/contrib/libedit/map.c
+++ b/contrib/libedit/map.c
@@ -962,12 +962,12 @@ map_end(EditLine *el)
 	el->el_map.emacs = NULL;
 	el->el_map.vic = NULL;
 	el->el_map.vii = NULL;
-	el_free(el->el_map.help);
-	el->el_map.help = NULL;
 	for (size_t nf = EL_NUM_FCNS; nf < el->el_map.nfunc; nf++) {
 		el_free((void *)(intptr_t)el->el_map.help[nf].name);
 		el_free((void *)(intptr_t)el->el_map.help[nf].description);
 	}
+	el_free(el->el_map.help);
+	el->el_map.help = NULL;
 	el_free(el->el_map.func);
 	el->el_map.func = NULL;
 }