diff --git a/src/rc/rc-update.c b/src/rc/rc-update.c
index 46adc635..5517c69a 100644
--- a/src/rc/rc-update.c
+++ b/src/rc/rc-update.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static const char * const longopts_help[] = {
 int
 rc_update(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	RC_DEPTREE *deptree;
 	RC_STRINGLIST *runlevels;
 	RC_STRING *runlevel;
 	char *service = NULL;
@@ -238,7 +239,9 @@ rc_update(int argc, char **argv)
 		    stack = true;
 		break;
 		case 'u':
-			_rc_deptree_load(-1, &ret);
+			deptree = _rc_deptree_load(-1, &ret);
+			if (deptree)
+				rc_deptree_free(deptree);
 			return ret;
 			case_RC_COMMON_GETOPT;
 		}
diff --git a/src/rc/runscript.c b/src/rc/runscript.c
index 0b2d71a9..4676bd08 100644
--- a/src/rc/runscript.c
+++ b/src/rc/runscript.c
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@ svc_start_deps(void)
 		free(tmp);
 	}
 
+	rc_stringlist_free(tmplist);
+	tmplist = NULL;
 	rc_stringlist_free(services);
 	services = NULL;
 }