diff --git a/common/video_writer.c b/common/video_writer.c
index 2b42e36..1d4328a 100644
--- a/common/video_writer.c
+++ b/common/video_writer.c
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@
     if (!file) return NULL;
 
     writer = malloc(sizeof(*writer));
-    if (!writer) return NULL;
-
+    if (!writer) {
+      fclose(file);
+      return NULL;
+    }
     writer->frame_count = 0;
     writer->info = *info;
     writer->file = file;
diff --git a/examples/resize_util.c b/examples/resize_util.c
index 6a84d57..5692c20 100644
--- a/examples/resize_util.c
+++ b/examples/resize_util.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
   }
   fpout = fopen(fout, "wb");
   if (fpout == NULL) {
+    fclose(fpin);
     printf("Can't open file %s to write\n", fout);
     usage();
     return 1;
diff --git a/tools/aom_entropy_optimizer.c b/tools/aom_entropy_optimizer.c
index d57b886..9f529d9 100644
--- a/tools/aom_entropy_optimizer.c
+++ b/tools/aom_entropy_optimizer.c
@@ -271,7 +271,10 @@
 
   FRAME_COUNTS fc;
   const size_t bytes = fread(&fc, sizeof(FRAME_COUNTS), 1, statsfile);
-  if (!bytes) return 1;
+  if (!bytes) {
+    fclose(statsfile);
+    return 1;
+  }
 
   FILE *const probsfile = fopen("optimized_probs.c", "w");
   if (probsfile == NULL) {