diff --git a/src/grep.c b/src/grep.c
index 889b4ec..07329cf 100644
--- a/src/grep.c
+++ b/src/grep.c
@@ -89,12 +89,16 @@ static int addpattern(const char *str, const size_t size) {
 		else if (w_flag)
 			snprintf(reg_str, rs_size + 4, "%s\\<%s%.*s%s\\>%s", (bol) ? "^" : "", (E_flag) ? "(" : "\\(", (int)size - bol - eol, ptrns[ptrns_size]->str + bol, (E_flag) ? ")" : "\\)", (eol) ? "$" : "");
 
+		char flag = 0;
 		if (regcomp(&ptrns[ptrns_size]->reg, reg_str, reg_flag) < 0)
-			goto ADDP_ERROR;
+			flag = 1;
 
 		ptrns[ptrns_size]->reg_set = 1;
 		if (x_flag || w_flag)
 			free(reg_str);
+
+		if (flag)
+			goto ADDP_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	ptrns_size++;