diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/migrator.php b/phpBB/includes/db/migrator.php
index ea5de3372f..74f71775f3 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/db/migrator.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/migrator.php
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ class phpbb_db_migrator
 
 				$this->migration_state[$migration['migration_name']]['migration_depends_on'] = unserialize($migration['migration_depends_on']);
 			}
-
-			$this->db->sql_freeresult($result);
 		}
 
+		$this->db->sql_freeresult($result);
+
 		$this->db->sql_return_on_error(false);
 	}