diff --git a/parser/parser_variable.c b/parser/parser_variable.c
index af3bd7791..857c474d1 100644
--- a/parser/parser_variable.c
+++ b/parser/parser_variable.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ int process_profile_variables(Profile *prof)
 	int error = 0;
 	variable *saved_exec_path = NULL;
 	variable *saved_attach_path = NULL;
+	variable *tmp = NULL;
 
 	/* needs to be before PROFILE_NAME_VARIABLE so that variable will
 	 * have the correct name
@@ -185,18 +186,25 @@ cleanup:
 	 * don't support that yet.
 	 */
 	if (prof->attachment) {
-		symtab::delete_var(PROFILE_EXEC_VAR);
-		if (saved_exec_path)
+		tmp = symtab::delete_var(PROFILE_EXEC_VAR);
+		delete tmp;
+		if (saved_exec_path) {
 			symtab::add_var(*saved_exec_path);
+			delete saved_exec_path;
+		}
 	}
 cleanup_attach:
 	if (prof->attachment) {
-		symtab::delete_var(PROFILE_ATTACH_VAR);
-		if (saved_attach_path)
+		tmp = symtab::delete_var(PROFILE_ATTACH_VAR);
+		delete tmp;
+		if (saved_attach_path) {
 			symtab::add_var(*saved_attach_path);
+			delete saved_attach_path;
+		}
 	}
 cleanup_name:
-	symtab::delete_var(PROFILE_NAME_VARIABLE);
+	tmp = symtab::delete_var(PROFILE_NAME_VARIABLE);
+	delete tmp;
 
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/parser/symtab.cc b/parser/symtab.cc
index 12e89e240..b72a8ec10 100644
--- a/parser/symtab.cc
+++ b/parser/symtab.cc
@@ -139,13 +139,16 @@ variable *symtab::get_set_var(const char *name)
 	char *var_name = variable::process_var(name);
 	variable *var = lookup_existing_symbol(var_name);
 	if (!var) {
-		return var;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (var->type != sd_set) {
 		PERROR("Variable %s is not a set variable\n", var_name);
-		return nullptr;
+		var = nullptr;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	var->expand_variable();
+out:
+	free(var_name);
 	return var;
 }
 
@@ -154,12 +157,14 @@ variable *symtab::get_boolean_var(const char *name)
 	char *var_name = variable::process_var(name);
 	variable *var = lookup_existing_symbol(var_name);
 	if (!var) {
-		return var;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (var->type != sd_boolean) {
 		PERROR("Variable %s is not a boolean variable\n", var_name);
-		return nullptr;
+		var = nullptr;
+		goto out;
 	}
+out:
 	free(var_name);
 	return var;
 }
diff --git a/parser/variable.cc b/parser/variable.cc
index ece539fb8..686b85720 100644
--- a/parser/variable.cc
+++ b/parser/variable.cc
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ int variable::expand_by_alternation(char **name)
 
 int variable::expand_variable()
 {
+	char *name = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (type == sd_boolean) {
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ int variable::expand_variable()
 			expanded.insert(value); /* no var left to expand */
 			continue;
 		}
-		char *name = variable::process_var(var.c_str());
+		name = variable::process_var(var.c_str());
 		variable *ref = symtab::lookup_existing_symbol(name);
 		if (!ref) {
 			PERROR("Failed to find declaration for: %s\n", var.c_str());
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ int variable::expand_variable()
 	}
 
 out:
+	free(name);
 	expanding = false;
 	return rc;
 }