diff --git a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
index 7e6f8673..eedf965b 100644
--- a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
+++ b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@ Sys_Font_Path(name, parameters){
         }
     }
     
+    Partition *part = &shared_vars.font_scratch;
+    path.temp = begin_temp_memory(part);
+    
     b32 got_font = false;
     if (pattern_styled != 0){
         if (FcConfigSubstitute(fc_config, pattern_styled, FcMatchPattern)){
@@ -526,8 +529,6 @@ Sys_Font_Path(name, parameters){
             if (font != 0){
                 FcPatternGetString(font, FC_FILE, 0, &filename);
                 if (filename != 0){
-                    Partition *part = &shared_vars.font_scratch;
-                    path.temp = begin_temp_memory(part);
                     i32 len = str_size((char*)filename);
                     char *buffer = push_array(part, char, len + 1);
                     if (buffer == 0){
@@ -563,8 +564,6 @@ Sys_Font_Path(name, parameters){
             if (font != 0){
                 FcPatternGetString(font, FC_FILE, 0, &filename);
                 if (filename != 0){
-                    Partition *part = &shared_vars.font_scratch;
-                    path.temp = begin_temp_memory(part);
                     i32 len = str_size((char*)filename);
                     char *buffer = push_array(part, char, len + 1);
                     if (buffer == 0){
diff --git a/platform_mac/mac_4ed.cpp b/platform_mac/mac_4ed.cpp
index 151020bf..7981d929 100644
--- a/platform_mac/mac_4ed.cpp
+++ b/platform_mac/mac_4ed.cpp
@@ -346,12 +346,12 @@ Sys_Font_Path(name, parameters){
     }
     
     OSX_Font_Match match = osx_get_font_match(name, pt_size, italic, bold);
-    
+
     Font_Path path = {0};
+    Partition *part = &shared_vars.font_scratch;
+    path.temp = begin_temp_memory(part);
+
     if (match.path != 0){
-        Partition *part = &shared_vars.font_scratch;
-        path.temp = begin_temp_memory(part);
-        
         i32 len = str_size(match.path);
         char *buffer = push_array(part, char, len + 1);
         if (buffer == 0){