diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 51e844a2de0a23..952fe3d8fc8829 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -964,10 +964,10 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int is_bundle = 0, is_local;
 	const char *repo_name, *repo, *work_tree, *git_dir;
-	char *path, *dir, *display_repo = NULL;
+	char *path = NULL, *dir, *display_repo = NULL;
 	int dest_exists, real_dest_exists = 0;
 	const struct ref *refs, *remote_head;
-	const struct ref *remote_head_points_at;
+	struct ref *remote_head_points_at = NULL;
 	const struct ref *our_head_points_at;
 	struct ref *mapped_refs;
 	const struct ref *ref;
@@ -1017,9 +1017,10 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	repo_name = argv[0];
 
 	path = get_repo_path(repo_name, &is_bundle);
-	if (path)
+	if (path) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(path);
 		repo = absolute_pathdup(repo_name);
-	else if (strchr(repo_name, ':')) {
+	} else if (strchr(repo_name, ':')) {
 		repo = repo_name;
 		display_repo = transport_anonymize_url(repo);
 	} else
@@ -1393,6 +1394,11 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	strbuf_release(&reflog_msg);
 	strbuf_release(&branch_top);
 	strbuf_release(&key);
+	free_refs(mapped_refs);
+	free_refs(remote_head_points_at);
+	free(dir);
+	free(path);
+	UNLEAK(repo);
 	junk_mode = JUNK_LEAVE_ALL;
 
 	strvec_clear(&transport_ls_refs_options.ref_prefixes);