diff --git a/gzwrite.c b/gzwrite.c
index f53aace491186bd4444d37bdd832307fb34fa218..79a69a5cd2fe3586500f41b856bd42ba8c90ab32 100644
--- a/gzwrite.c
+++ b/gzwrite.c
@@ -554,15 +554,14 @@ int ZEXPORT gzclose_w(file)
     }
 
     /* flush, free memory, and close file */
-    if (state->size) {
-        if (gz_comp(state, Z_FINISH) == -1)
-            ret = state->err;
-        if (!state->direct) {
-            (void)deflateEnd(&(state->strm));
-            free(state->out);
-        }
-        free(state->in);
+    if (gz_comp(state, Z_FINISH) == -1)
+        ret = state->err;
+    if (!state->direct) {
+        (void)deflateEnd(&(state->strm));
+        free(state->out);
     }
+    if (state->size)
+        free(state->in);
     gz_error(state, Z_OK, NULL);
     free(state->path);
     if (close(state->fd) == -1)