diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-io/src/file.c b/mrbgems/mruby-io/src/file.c
index b17b95e24..243f634b4 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-io/src/file.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-io/src/file.c
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@ mrb_file_s_chmod(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass) {
       mrb_sys_fail(mrb, utf8_path);
     }
     mrb_locale_free(path);
+    mrb_gc_arena_restore(mrb, ai);
   }
 
-  mrb_gc_arena_restore(mrb, ai);
   return mrb_fixnum_value(argc);
 }