static void config_store_data_clear(struct config_store_data *store)
 {
+       if (store->value_regex != NULL &&
+           store->value_regex != CONFIG_REGEX_NONE) {
+               regfree(store->value_regex);
+               free(store->value_regex);
+       }
        free(store->parsed);
        free(store->seen);
        memset(store, 0, sizeof(*store));
                        if (regcomp(store.value_regex, value_regex,
                                        REG_EXTENDED)) {
                                error("invalid pattern: %s", value_regex);
-                               free(store.value_regex);
+                               FREE_AND_NULL(store.value_regex);
                                ret = CONFIG_INVALID_PATTERN;
                                goto out_free;
                        }
                                                      &store, &opts)) {
                        error("invalid config file %s", config_filename);
                        free(store.key);
-                       if (store.value_regex != NULL &&
-                           store.value_regex != CONFIG_REGEX_NONE) {
-                               regfree(store.value_regex);
-                               free(store.value_regex);
-                       }
                        ret = CONFIG_INVALID_FILE;
                        goto out_free;
                }
 
                free(store.key);
-               if (store.value_regex != NULL &&
-                   store.value_regex != CONFIG_REGEX_NONE) {
-                       regfree(store.value_regex);
-                       free(store.value_regex);
-               }
 
                /* if nothing to unset, or too many matches, error out */
                if ((store.seen_nr == 0 && value == NULL) ||