diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-utils.c b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-utils.c
index 2d3c0e13ec..b6a31733bb 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-utils.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-utils.c
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ _file_get_structures (GFile * file, gchar ** err,
               /* We let the last attempt fail and report an error in the
                * including code path */
             }
+            g_strfreev (include_dirs);
           }
 
           included_path = g_file_get_path (included);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c
index ade5667a26..37cad8a513 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ runner_stopping (GstValidateRunner * runner, ValidateSsimOverride * self)
     else
       npassed++;
 
+    g_free (ref_path);
+
     min_avg = MIN (min_avg, mssim);
     min_min = MIN (lowest, min_min);
     total_avg += mssim;