diff --git a/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_init.c b/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_init.c
index a0dabb66a..228a2eb8b 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_init.c
+++ b/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_init.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static struct arguments my_args = {
 static void prevent_forking(void)
 {
 	FILE *f;
-	int fd = -1;
 	size_t len = 0;
 	char *line = NULL;
 	char path[MAXPATHLEN];
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ static void prevent_forking(void)
 		return;
 
 	while (getline(&line, &len, f) != -1) {
-		int ret;
+		int fd, ret;
 		char *p, *p2;
 
 		p = strchr(line, ':');
@@ -146,11 +145,11 @@ static void prevent_forking(void)
 			goto on_error;
 		}
 
-		if (write(fd, "1", 1) != 1)
+		ret = write(fd, "1", 1);
+		if (ret != 1)
 			SYSERROR("Failed to write to \"%s\"", path);
 
 		close(fd);
-		fd = -1;
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/storage/rsync.c b/src/lxc/storage/rsync.c
index c3080a568..83871ae80 100644
--- a/src/lxc/storage/rsync.c
+++ b/src/lxc/storage/rsync.c
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ int lxc_rsync_exec(const char *src, const char *dest)
 		return -1;
 
 	ret = snprintf(s, l, "%s", src);
-	if (ret < 0 || (size_t)ret >= l)
+	if (ret < 0 || (size_t)ret >= l) {
+		free(s);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	s[l - 2] = '/';
 	s[l - 1] = '\0';
diff --git a/src/lxc/tools/tool_utils.c b/src/lxc/tools/tool_utils.c
index ca325456a..71e5036be 100644
--- a/src/lxc/tools/tool_utils.c
+++ b/src/lxc/tools/tool_utils.c
@@ -794,8 +794,11 @@ int lxc_config_define_add(struct lxc_list *defines, char *arg)
 		return -1;
 
 	dent->elem = parse_line(arg);
-	if (!dent->elem)
+	if (!dent->elem) {
+		free(dent);
 		return -1;
+	}
+
 	lxc_list_add_tail(defines, dent);
 	return 0;
 }