diff --git a/reference.c b/reference.c
index d86d2b7..12e6beb 100644
--- a/reference.c
+++ b/reference.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ update_drift_file(double freq_ppm, double skew)
   /* Write the frequency and skew parameters in ppm */
   if ((fprintf(out, "%20.6f %20.6f\n", freq_ppm, 1.0e6 * skew) < 0) |
       fclose(out)) {
+    Free(temp_drift_file);
     LOG(LOGS_WARN, LOGF_Reference, "Could not write to temporary driftfile %s.tmp",
         drift_file);
     return;
diff --git a/rtc_linux.c b/rtc_linux.c
index 2c52426..9fe0ffb 100644
--- a/rtc_linux.c
+++ b/rtc_linux.c
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ write_coefs_to_file(int valid,time_t ref_time,double offset,double rate)
   if ((fprintf(out, "%1d %ld %.6f %.3f\n",
           valid,ref_time, offset, 1.0e6 * rate) < 0) |
       fclose(out)) {
+    Free(temp_coefs_file_name);
     LOG(LOGS_WARN, LOGF_RtcLinux, "Could not write to temporary RTC file %s.tmp",
         coefs_file_name);
     return RTC_ST_BADFILE;