diff --git a/plugins/imklog/imklog.c b/plugins/imklog/imklog.c

index 6c24b5a2db..78cfc3bae2 100644

--- a/plugins/imklog/imklog.c

+++ b/plugins/imklog/imklog.c

@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ ENDactivateCnf

 BEGINfreeCnf

 CODESTARTfreeCnf

+	free(pModConf->pszBindRuleset);

 ENDfreeCnf

@@ -475,7 +476,6 @@ CODESTARTmodExit

 	if(pInputName != NULL)

 		prop.Destruct(&pInputName);

-	free(runModConf->pszBindRuleset);

 	/* release objects we used */

 	objRelease(glbl, CORE_COMPONENT);

 	objRelease(net, CORE_COMPONENT);