diff --git a/lib/fort.c b/lib/fort.c
index 124714e..c12b18b 100644
--- a/lib/fort.c
+++ b/lib/fort.c
@@ -3057,8 +3057,9 @@ const void *ft_to_string_impl(const ft_table_t *table, enum str_buf_type b_type)
         return NULL;
 
     if (rows == 0) {
-        result = empty_str_arr[b_type];
-        goto clear;
+        F_FREE(col_vis_width_arr);
+        F_FREE(row_vis_height_arr);
+        return empty_str_arr[b_type];
     }
 
     int tmp = 0;
diff --git a/src/fort_impl.c b/src/fort_impl.c
index cfaa6cb..e5fcd23 100644
--- a/src/fort_impl.c
+++ b/src/fort_impl.c
@@ -640,8 +640,9 @@ const void *ft_to_string_impl(const ft_table_t *table, enum str_buf_type b_type)
         return NULL;
 
     if (rows == 0) {
-        result = empty_str_arr[b_type];
-        goto clear;
+        F_FREE(col_vis_width_arr);
+        F_FREE(row_vis_height_arr);
+        return empty_str_arr[b_type];
     }
 
     int tmp = 0;