diff --git a/validate/tools/gst-validate-images-check.c b/validate/tools/gst-validate-images-check.c
index 496b5d4087..b900c235d3 100644
--- a/validate/tools/gst-validate-images-check.c
+++ b/validate/tools/gst-validate-images-check.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   if (!g_option_context_parse (ctx, &argc, &argv, &err)) {
     g_printerr ("Error initializing: %s\n", err->message);
     g_option_context_free (ctx);
+    g_clear_error (&err);
     return -1;
   }
 
diff --git a/validate/tools/gst-validate-media-check.c b/validate/tools/gst-validate-media-check.c
index e7943a9991..d6a3ea11fe 100644
--- a/validate/tools/gst-validate-media-check.c
+++ b/validate/tools/gst-validate-media-check.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
   if (!g_option_context_parse (ctx, &argc, &argv, &err)) {
     g_printerr ("Error initializing: %s\n", err->message);
     g_option_context_free (ctx);
+    g_clear_error (&err);
     exit (1);
   }
 
diff --git a/validate/tools/gst-validate-transcoding.c b/validate/tools/gst-validate-transcoding.c
index ec1b3dbeda..fd8c5f93da 100644
--- a/validate/tools/gst-validate-transcoding.c
+++ b/validate/tools/gst-validate-transcoding.c
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
   if (!g_option_context_parse (ctx, &argc, &argv, &err)) {
     g_printerr ("Error initializing: %s\n", err->message);
     g_option_context_free (ctx);
+    g_clear_error (&err);
     exit (1);
   }
 
diff --git a/validate/tools/gst-validate.c b/validate/tools/gst-validate.c
index ddfe065239..98f48569b1 100644
--- a/validate/tools/gst-validate.c
+++ b/validate/tools/gst-validate.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bus_callback (GstBus * bus, GstMessage * message, gpointer data)
       if (debug)
         g_print ("Additional debug info:\n%s\n", debug);
 
-      g_error_free (gerror);
+      g_clear_error (&gerror);
       g_free (debug);
       g_free (name);
       break;