@@ -343,10 +343,11 @@
 	LOCALTIME_RET(tm_yday + 1)
 }
 
 - (OFString*)dateStringWithFormat: (OFString*)fmt
 {
+	OFString *ret;
 	time_t sec_ = sec;
 	struct tm tm;
 	char *buf;
 
 	if (sec != sec_)
@@ -378,18 +379,21 @@
 
 	@try {
 		if (!strftime(buf, of_pagesize, [fmt cString], &tm))
 			@throw [OFOutOfRangeException newWithClass: isa];
 
-		return [OFString stringWithCString: buf];
+		ret = [OFString stringWithCString: buf];
 	} @finally {
 		[self freeMemory: buf];
 	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 - (OFString*)localDateStringWithFormat: (OFString*)fmt
 {
+	OFString *ret;
 	time_t sec_ = sec;
 	struct tm tm;
 	char *buf;
 
 	if (sec != sec_)
@@ -421,14 +425,16 @@
 
 	@try {
 		if (!strftime(buf, of_pagesize, [fmt cString], &tm))
 			@throw [OFOutOfRangeException newWithClass: isa];
 
-		return [OFString stringWithCString: buf];
+		ret = [OFString stringWithCString: buf];
 	} @finally {
 		[self freeMemory: buf];
 	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 - (OFDate*)earlierDate: (OFDate*)date
 {
 	if ([self compare: date] == OF_ORDERED_DESCENDING)