diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-fragend-glsl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-fragend-glsl.c
index 0806d6a85..3a4c6f90a 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-fragend-glsl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-fragend-glsl.c
@@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ destroy_shader_state (void *user_data)
       g_free (shader_state->unit_state);
 
       g_free (shader_state);
-      g_free (cache);
     }
+
+  g_free (cache);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-progend-glsl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-progend-glsl.c
index 4014d3e10..03bcf4956 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-progend-glsl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-progend-glsl.c
@@ -298,8 +298,9 @@ destroy_program_state (void *user_data)
         g_array_free (program_state->uniform_locations, TRUE);
 
       g_free (program_state);
-      g_free (cache);
     }
+
+  g_free (cache);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-vertend-glsl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-vertend-glsl.c
index 09bc929c2..6f833f236 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-vertend-glsl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-vertend-glsl.c
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ destroy_shader_state (void *user_data)
         GE( ctx, glDeleteShader (shader_state->gl_shader) );
 
       g_free (shader_state);
-      g_free (cache);
     }
+
+  g_free (cache);
 }
 
 static void