diff --git a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
index 3fa256359..40d440bbf 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@ vbdev_lvol_create(uuid_t uuid, size_t sz,
 	req->u.lvol_handle.cb_arg = cb_arg;
 
 	rc = spdk_lvol_create(lvs, sz, _vbdev_lvol_create_cb, req);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		free(req);
+	}
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/lib/lvol/lvol.c b/lib/lvol/lvol.c
index ac44edb93..72b38a881 100644
--- a/lib/lvol/lvol.c
+++ b/lib/lvol/lvol.c
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ _spdk_lvol_close_blob_cb(void *cb_arg, int lvolerrno)
 
 	if (lvolerrno < 0) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Could not close blob on lvol\n");
+		free(lvol->name);
+		free(lvol);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -193,6 +195,8 @@ _spdk_lvol_delete_blob_cb(void *cb_arg, int lvolerrno)
 
 	if (lvolerrno < 0) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Could not delete blob on lvol\n");
+		free(lvol->name);
+		free(lvol);
 		return;
 	}
 	SPDK_INFOLOG(SPDK_TRACE_LVOL, "Blob closed on lvol\n");