diff --git a/src/flac/main.c b/src/flac/main.c
index 650d1b4a..e673a783 100644
--- a/src/flac/main.c
+++ b/src/flac/main.c
@@ -1723,6 +1723,7 @@ int encode_file(const char *infilename, FLAC__bool is_first_file, FLAC__bool is_
 		else {
 			if(!memcmp(lookahead, "ID3", 3)) {
 				flac__utils_printf(stderr, 1, "ERROR: input file %s has an ID3v2 tag\n", infilename);
+				conditional_fclose(encode_infile);
 				return 1;
 			}
 			else if(!memcmp(lookahead, "RIFF", 4) && !memcmp(lookahead+8, "WAVE", 4))
@@ -1932,6 +1933,8 @@ int encode_file(const char *infilename, FLAC__bool is_first_file, FLAC__bool is_
 			if(0 == encode_options.format_options.iff.foreign_metadata) {
 				flac__utils_printf(stderr, 1, "ERROR: creating foreign metadata object\n");
 				conditional_fclose(encode_infile);
+				if(internal_outfilename != 0)
+					free(internal_outfilename);
 				return 1;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_cuesheet.c b/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_cuesheet.c
index bbad0b5e..548df17e 100644
--- a/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_cuesheet.c
+++ b/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_cuesheet.c
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ FLAC__bool export_cs_to(const char *filename, const FLAC__StreamMetadata *cueshe
 	reflen = strlen(filename) + 7 + 1;
 	if(0 == (ref = malloc(reflen))) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: ERROR: allocating memory\n", filename);
+		if(f != stdout)
+			fclose(f);
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_picture.c b/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_picture.c
index 549caca2..bc512967 100644
--- a/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_picture.c
+++ b/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_picture.c
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ FLAC__bool export_pic_to(const char *filename, const FLAC__StreamMetadata *pictu
 
 	if(fwrite(picture->data.picture.data, 1, len, f) != len) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: ERROR: writing PICTURE data to file\n", filename);
+		if(f != stdout)
+			fclose(f);
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test_libFLAC++/metadata_manip.cpp b/src/test_libFLAC++/metadata_manip.cpp
index 9bf0eb28..36116ff2 100644
--- a/src/test_libFLAC++/metadata_manip.cpp
+++ b/src/test_libFLAC++/metadata_manip.cpp
@@ -352,8 +352,10 @@ static bool write_chain_(FLAC::Metadata::Chain &chain, bool use_padding, bool pr
 			FILE *file = fopen(filename, "r+b");
 			if(0 == file)
 				return false; /*@@@@ chain status still says OK though */
-			if(!chain.write(use_padding, (::FLAC__IOHandle)file, callbacks))
+			if(!chain.write(use_padding, (::FLAC__IOHandle)file, callbacks)) {
+				fclose(file);
 				return false;
+			}
 			fclose(file);
 		}
 	}