diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
index 918ce17b43fd..6701641bf12d 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ static void livepatch_fix1_dummy_leak_dtor(void *obj, void *shadow_data)
 	void *d = obj;
 	int **shadow_leak = shadow_data;
 
-	kfree(*shadow_leak);
 	pr_info("%s: dummy @ %p, prevented leak @ %p\n",
 			 __func__, d, *shadow_leak);
+	kfree(*shadow_leak);
 }
 
 static void livepatch_fix1_dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c
index 29fe5cd42047..361046a4f10c 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ static void livepatch_fix2_dummy_leak_dtor(void *obj, void *shadow_data)
 	void *d = obj;
 	int **shadow_leak = shadow_data;
 
-	kfree(*shadow_leak);
 	pr_info("%s: dummy @ %p, prevented leak @ %p\n",
 			 __func__, d, *shadow_leak);
+	kfree(*shadow_leak);
 }
 
 static void livepatch_fix2_dummy_free(struct dummy *d)