diff --git a/libs/gst/check/gstcheck.c b/libs/gst/check/gstcheck.c
index f019da8b3a..1095bcc0e9 100644
--- a/libs/gst/check/gstcheck.c
+++ b/libs/gst/check/gstcheck.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ gst_check_abi_list (GstCheckABIStruct list[], gboolean have_abi_sizes)
       if (!g_file_set_contents (fn, s->str, s->len, &err)) {
         g_print ("%s", s->str);
         g_printerr ("\nFailed to write ABI information: %s\n", err->message);
+        g_clear_error (&err);
       } else {
         g_print ("\nWrote ABI information to '%s'.\n", fn);
       }
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstdownloadbuffer.c b/plugins/elements/gstdownloadbuffer.c
index 3b760e2cff..83c28fa30d 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstdownloadbuffer.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstdownloadbuffer.c
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ hit_eos:
 out_flushing:
   {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dlbuf, "we are flushing");
+    g_clear_error (&error);
     gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &info);
     if (*buffer == NULL)
       gst_buffer_unref (buf);
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/gstbufferstress.c b/tests/benchmarks/gstbufferstress.c
index 7871561bb3..c9a4ac10df 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/gstbufferstress.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/gstbufferstress.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ main (gint argc, gchar * argv[])
 
     if (error) {
       printf ("ERROR: g_thread_try_new() %s\n", error->message);
+      g_clear_error (&error);
       exit (-1);
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/gstclockstress.c b/tests/benchmarks/gstclockstress.c
index 8dacf0341e..0d30900309 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/gstclockstress.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/gstclockstress.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ main (gint argc, gchar * argv[])
 
     if (error) {
       printf ("ERROR: g_thread_try_new() %s\n", error->message);
+      g_clear_error (&error);
       exit (-1);
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/gstpollstress.c b/tests/benchmarks/gstpollstress.c
index 09b2b06ced..fcfed157df 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/gstpollstress.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/gstpollstress.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ main (gint argc, gchar * argv[])
 
     if (error) {
       printf ("ERROR: g_thread_try_new() %s\n", error->message);
+      g_clear_error (&error);
       exit (-1);
     }
   }