diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index bbd169ceb4..dd4092b050 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -1004,5 +1004,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	strbuf_release(&key);
 	strbuf_release(&value);
 	junk_mode = JUNK_LEAVE_ALL;
+
+	free(refspec);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 846cd1969c..0e39b2442d 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_theirs)
 int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb)
 {
 	int ours, theirs;
-	const char *base;
+	char *base;
 	int upstream_is_gone = 0;
 
 	switch (stat_tracking_info(branch, &ours, &theirs)) {
@@ -1965,8 +1965,7 @@ int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	base = branch->merge[0]->dst;
-	base = shorten_unambiguous_ref(base, 0);
+	base = shorten_unambiguous_ref(branch->merge[0]->dst, 0);
 	if (upstream_is_gone) {
 		strbuf_addf(sb,
 			_("Your branch is based on '%s', but the upstream is gone.\n"),
@@ -2012,6 +2011,7 @@ int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb)
 			strbuf_addf(sb,
 				_("  (use \"git pull\" to merge the remote branch into yours)\n"));
 	}
+	free(base);
 	return 1;
 }