diff --git a/lib/libforms/bindings.c b/lib/libforms/bindings.c
index 947b5ee47bdd..4ebdd8d99b73 100644
--- a/lib/libforms/bindings.c
+++ b/lib/libforms/bindings.c
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ bind_tuple(hash_table *htable, char *name,
 {
 	struct Tuple *tuple;
 
+	/* First check to see if we've been bound in already */
+	if (hash_search(htable, tuple->name, NULL, NULL)) {
+		warn("Duplicate tuple name, %s, skipping", name);
+		return (ST_ERROR);
+	}
+
 	tuple = malloc(sizeof (struct Tuple));
 	if (!tuple) {
 		warn("Couldn't allocate memory for new tuple");
@@ -55,10 +61,8 @@ bind_tuple(hash_table *htable, char *name,
 	tuple->type = type;
 	tuple->addr = fn;
 
-	if (hash_search(htable, tuple->name, tuple, NULL)) {
-		warn("Duplicate tuple name, %s, skipping", name);
-		return (ST_ERROR);
-	}
+	/* Insert it */
+	hash_search(htable, tuple->name, tuple, NULL);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	debug_dump_table(htable);