diff --git a/contrib/dblink/dblink.c b/contrib/dblink/dblink.c
index ccf8cb2a87d..61585644f92 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/dblink.c
+++ b/contrib/dblink/dblink.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Darko Prenosil <Darko.Prenosil@finteh.hr>
  * Shridhar Daithankar <shridhar_daithankar@persistent.co.in>
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/contrib/dblink/dblink.c,v 1.83 2009/08/05 16:11:07 joe Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/contrib/dblink/dblink.c,v 1.84 2009/09/12 23:20:52 joe Exp $
  * Copyright (c) 2001-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * ALL RIGHTS RESERVED;
  *
@@ -855,9 +855,9 @@ dblink_record_internal(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo, bool is_async)
 			(PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK &&
 			 PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK))
 		{
-			dblink_res_error(conname, res, "could not execute query", fail);
 			if (freeconn)
 				PQfinish(conn);
+			dblink_res_error(conname, res, "could not execute query", fail);
 			MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 			SRF_RETURN_DONE(funcctx);
 		}