diff --git a/ext/mad/gstmad.c b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
index 98f1d3714f..f2c6e5b35b 100644
--- a/ext/mad/gstmad.c
+++ b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
@@ -520,7 +520,6 @@ gst_mad_src_event (GstPad *pad, GstEvent *event)
 	    /* seek worked, we're done, loop will exit */
 	    res = TRUE;
 	  }
-          gst_event_free (seek_event);
         }
 	/* at this point, either the seek worked or res == FALSE */
 	if (res)
@@ -534,6 +533,7 @@ gst_mad_src_event (GstPad *pad, GstEvent *event)
       break;
   }
 
+  gst_event_unref (event);
   return res;
 }
 
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ gst_mad_chain (GstPad *pad, GstBuffer *buffer)
 
 	    mad->base_time = time;
 
-            gst_event_free (event);
+            gst_event_unref (event);
 	    discont = gst_event_new_discontinuous (FALSE, GST_FORMAT_TIME, time, NULL);
             gst_pad_push (mad->srcpad, GST_BUFFER (discont));
 	    break;
diff --git a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c
index 08e81d8817..3228acf880 100644
--- a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c
+++ b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c
@@ -754,7 +754,6 @@ gst_mpeg2dec_src_event (GstPad *pad, GstEvent *event)
             /* seek worked, we're done, loop will exit */
             res = TRUE;
           }
-          gst_event_free (seek_event);
         }
         /* at this point, either the seek worked or res == FALSE */
       }
@@ -764,6 +763,7 @@ gst_mpeg2dec_src_event (GstPad *pad, GstEvent *event)
       res = FALSE;
       break;
   }
+  gst_event_free (event);
   return res;
 }
 
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ gst_mpeg2dec_change_state (GstElement *element)
     case GST_STATE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED:
       /* need to clear things we get from other plugins, since we could be reconnected */
       if (mpeg2dec->peerpool) {
+	gst_buffer_pool_unref (mpeg2dec->peerpool);
 	mpeg2dec->peerpool = NULL;
       }
       break;
diff --git a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2deccvs.c b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2deccvs.c
index 82be51bd12..2d360739ab 100644
--- a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2deccvs.c
+++ b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2deccvs.c
@@ -633,7 +633,6 @@ gst_mpeg2dec_src_event (GstPad *pad, GstEvent *event)
             /* seek worked, we're done, loop will exit */
             res = TRUE;
           }
-          gst_event_free (seek_event);
         }
         /* at this point, either the seek worked or res == FALSE */
       }
@@ -643,6 +642,7 @@ gst_mpeg2dec_src_event (GstPad *pad, GstEvent *event)
       res = FALSE;
       break;
   }
+  gst_event_unref (event);
   return res;
 }
 
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ gst_mpeg2dec_change_state (GstElement *element)
     case GST_STATE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED:
       /* need to clear things we get from other plugins, since we could be reconnected */
       if (mpeg2dec->peerpool) {
+	gst_buffer_pool_unref (mpeg2dec->peerpool);
 	mpeg2dec->peerpool = NULL;
       }
       break;