diff --git a/src/fserve.c b/src/fserve.c
index 124a8170..6726e42b 100644
--- a/src/fserve.c
+++ b/src/fserve.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ int fserve_client_create(client_t *httpclient, char *path)
                 bytes = sock_write(httpclient->con->sock,
                     "HTTP/1.0 416 Request Range Not Satisfiable\r\n\r\n");
                 if(bytes > 0) httpclient->con->sent_bytes = bytes;
-                fserve_client_destroy(httpclient);
+                fserve_client_destroy(client);
                 return -1;
             }
         }
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ int fserve_client_create(client_t *httpclient, char *path)
             bytes = sock_write(httpclient->con->sock,
                 "HTTP/1.0 416 Request Range Not Satisfiable\r\n\r\n");
             if(bytes > 0) httpclient->con->sent_bytes = bytes;
-            fserve_client_destroy(httpclient);
+            fserve_client_destroy(client);
             return -1;
         }
     }