diff --git a/dlls/vbscript/global.c b/dlls/vbscript/global.c
index 89780777216..4b1c23b838c 100644
--- a/dlls/vbscript/global.c
+++ b/dlls/vbscript/global.c
@@ -2458,7 +2458,7 @@ error:
     heap_free(indices);
     if(V_VT(args) != VT_BSTR)
         SysFreeString(string);
-    if(V_VT(args+1) != VT_BSTR)
+    if(args_cnt > 1 && V_VT(args+1) != VT_BSTR)
         SysFreeString(delimiter);
     return hres;
 }