diff --git a/networking/ifupdown.c b/networking/ifupdown.c
index 59df4e80f..c7b560bf8 100644
--- a/networking/ifupdown.c
+++ b/networking/ifupdown.c
@@ -1220,13 +1220,13 @@ int ifupdown_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 				/* ifup */
 				if (iface_state) {
 					bb_error_msg("interface %s already configured", iface);
-					continue;
+					goto next;
 				}
 			} else {
 				/* ifdown */
 				if (!iface_state) {
 					bb_error_msg("interface %s not configured", iface);
-					continue;
+					goto next;
 				}
 			}
 			llist_free(state_list, free);
@@ -1316,6 +1316,9 @@ int ifupdown_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 			fclose(state_fp);
 			llist_free(state_list, free);
 		}
+ next:
+		free(iface);
+		free(liface);
 	}
 
 	return any_failures;
diff --git a/networking/nameif.c b/networking/nameif.c
index d02c2c11b..6cf1c50c2 100644
--- a/networking/nameif.c
+++ b/networking/nameif.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ int nameif_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (argc) {
 		while (*argv) {
-			char *ifname = xstrdup(*argv++);
+			char *ifname = *argv++;
 			prepend_new_eth_table(&clist, ifname, *argv++);
 		}
 	} else {