diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/ntmarta/ntmarta.c b/reactos/dll/win32/ntmarta/ntmarta.c
index a9ecb21125b..e29764ef1b3 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/ntmarta/ntmarta.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/ntmarta/ntmarta.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ FailOpenService:
     }
 
 Cleanup:
-    if (lpPath != NULL)
+    if (lpPath != NULL && lpPath != pObjectName)
     {
         LocalFree((HLOCAL)lpPath);
     }