diff --git a/code/qcommon/common.cpp b/code/qcommon/common.cpp
index 7540d34..7eeeaed 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/common.cpp
+++ b/code/qcommon/common.cpp
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ void QDECL Com_Error( int level, PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char* fmt, ... )
 	va_list argptr;
 	va_start( argptr, fmt );
 	Q_vsnprintf( msg, sizeof(msg), fmt, argptr );
+	va_end( argptr );
 	Com_ErrorExt( level, EXT_ERRMOD_ENGINE, qtrue, "%s", msg );
-	va_end(argptr);
 }