diff --git a/src/gc_malloc.c b/src/gc_malloc.c
index 8efb5b2..f593cca 100644
--- a/src/gc_malloc.c
+++ b/src/gc_malloc.c
@@ -228,6 +228,6 @@ void destroy_heap(struct gc_chunk *freelist)
 	while (curr->size != 0) {
 		struct gc_chunk *next = curr->next;
 		munmap(curr, curr->size);
-		curr = curr->next;
+		curr = next;
 	}
 }