diff --git a/tests/heap_cmd/main.c b/tests/heap_cmd/main.c
index 7aa4c54013..8fb24e4520 100644
--- a/tests/heap_cmd/main.c
+++ b/tests/heap_cmd/main.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ static int free_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
 
     unsigned int p = strtoul(argv[1], NULL, 16);
     void *ptr = (void *)p;
+    printf("freeing %p\n", ptr);
     free(ptr);
-    printf("freed %p\n", ptr);
     return 0;
 }