diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_formats/codecs/juce_CoreAudioFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_formats/codecs/juce_CoreAudioFormat.cpp
index bedd906486..8025a3ab5e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_formats/codecs/juce_CoreAudioFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_formats/codecs/juce_CoreAudioFormat.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ namespace
 
             for (CFIndex i = 0; i < numValues; ++i)
                 extensionsArray.add ("." + String::fromCFString ((CFStringRef) CFArrayGetValueAtIndex (extensions, i)));
+
+            CFRelease (extensions);
         }
 
-        CFRelease (extensions);
         return extensionsArray;
     }
 }