diff --git a/bootloader/hos/fss.c b/bootloader/hos/fss.c
index 213df25..6bb66f0 100644
--- a/bootloader/hos/fss.c
+++ b/bootloader/hos/fss.c
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ int parse_fss(launch_ctxt_t *ctxt, const char *path)
 		gfx_printf("Done!\n");
 		f_close(&fp);
 
+		ctxt->fss0 = fss;
+
 		// Update r2p if needed.
 		_fss_update_r2p();
 
diff --git a/bootloader/hos/hos.c b/bootloader/hos/hos.c
index f7ab52a..d63e0b7 100644
--- a/bootloader/hos/hos.c
+++ b/bootloader/hos/hos.c
@@ -694,12 +694,12 @@ out:
 
 static void _free_launch_components(launch_ctxt_t *ctxt)
 {
+	// Free the malloc'ed guaranteed addresses.
+	free(ctxt->fss0);
 	free(ctxt->keyblob);
 	free(ctxt->pkg1);
 	free(ctxt->pkg2);
 	free(ctxt->warmboot);
-	free(ctxt->secmon);
-	free(ctxt->kernel);
 	free(ctxt->kip1_patches);
 }
 
@@ -1035,7 +1035,6 @@ int hos_launch(ini_sec_t *cfg)
 		{
 			_hos_crit_error("SD Card is exFAT but installed HOS driver\nonly supports FAT32!");
 
-			_free_launch_components(&ctxt);
 			goto error;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1056,10 +1055,7 @@ int hos_launch(ini_sec_t *cfg)
 		}
 
 		if (emmc_patch_failed || !(btn_wait() & BTN_POWER))
-		{
-			_free_launch_components(&ctxt);
 			goto error; // MUST stop here, because if user requests 'nogc' but it's not applied, their GC controller gets updated!
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Rebuild and encrypt package2.
@@ -1179,6 +1175,7 @@ int hos_launch(ini_sec_t *cfg)
 		bpmp_halt();
 
 error:
+	_free_launch_components(&ctxt);
 	emmc_end();
 
 	EPRINTF("\nFailed to launch HOS!");
diff --git a/bootloader/hos/hos.h b/bootloader/hos/hos.h
index be2f76d..f27728c 100644
--- a/bootloader/hos/hos.h
+++ b/bootloader/hos/hos.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ typedef struct _launch_ctxt_t
 	bool stock;
 	bool emummc_forced;
 
+	void *fss0;
 	u32   fss0_hosver;
 	bool  atmosphere;