diff --git a/src/import-export/log-replay/gnc-log-replay.c b/src/import-export/log-replay/gnc-log-replay.c
index 159d355485..bebb6b12b6 100644
--- a/src/import-export/log-replay/gnc-log-replay.c
+++ b/src/import-export/log-replay/gnc-log-replay.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static void  process_trans_record(  FILE *log_file)
 
 void gnc_file_log_replay (void)
 {
-  const char *selected_filename;
+  char *selected_filename;
   char *default_dir;
   char read_buf[256];
   char *read_retval;
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ void gnc_file_log_replay (void)
 	    }
 	  fclose(log_file);
 	}
+      g_free(selected_filename);
     }
   
 }
diff --git a/src/import-export/mt940/gnc-mt940-import.c b/src/import-export/mt940/gnc-mt940-import.c
index 7b7cdc8512..f0856f4560 100644
--- a/src/import-export/mt940/gnc-mt940-import.c
+++ b/src/import-export/mt940/gnc-mt940-import.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ SCM  scm_gnc_file_mt940_import ()
 
 void gnc_file_mt940_import (void)
 {
-  const char *selected_filename;
+  char *selected_filename;
   char *default_dir;
   FILE *mt940_file;
   GNCImportMainMatcher *gnc_mt940_importer_gui = NULL;
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ void gnc_file_mt940_import (void)
         HBCI_transactionReport_delete(tr);
       }
       g_free(mt940_records);
+      g_free(selected_filename);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/import-export/ofx/gnc-ofx-import.c b/src/import-export/ofx/gnc-ofx-import.c
index f061441e80..8739cb6af4 100644
--- a/src/import-export/ofx/gnc-ofx-import.c
+++ b/src/import-export/ofx/gnc-ofx-import.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void gnc_file_ofx_import (void)
   extern int ofx_INFO_msg;
   extern int ofx_STATUS_msg;
   char *filenames[3];
-  const char *selected_filename;
+  char *selected_filename;
   char *default_dir;
 
   ofx_PARSER_msg = false;
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ void gnc_file_ofx_import (void)
 
       DEBUG("Opening selected file");
       ofx_proc_file(2, filenames);
+      g_free(selected_filename);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/import-export/qif-import/druid-qif-import.c b/src/import-export/qif-import/druid-qif-import.c
index 6250fda8df..f83aaeafaf 100644
--- a/src/import-export/qif-import/druid-qif-import.c
+++ b/src/import-export/qif-import/druid-qif-import.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ gnc_ui_qif_import_select_file_cb(GtkButton * button,
                                  gpointer user_data)
 {
   QIFImportWindow * wind = user_data;
-  const char * new_file_name;
+  char * new_file_name;
   char *file_name, *default_dir;
 
   /* Default to whatever's already present */
@@ -360,12 +360,14 @@ gnc_ui_qif_import_select_file_cb(GtkButton * button,
   new_file_name = gnc_file_dialog (_("Select QIF File"), "*.qif", default_dir);
 
   /* Insure valid data, and something that can be freed. */
-  if (new_file_name == NULL)
+  if (new_file_name == NULL) {
     file_name = g_strdup(default_dir);
-  else if (*new_file_name != '/')
+  } else if (*new_file_name != '/') {
     file_name = g_strdup_printf("%s%s", default_dir, new_file_name);
-  else
-    file_name = g_strdup(new_file_name);
+    g_free(new_file_name);
+  } else {
+    file_name = new_file_name;
+  }
 
   /* set the filename entry for what was selected */
   gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(wind->filename_entry), file_name);
diff --git a/src/report/report-gnome/window-report.c b/src/report/report-gnome/window-report.c
index 7116b4bcfe..c4a533bb6c 100644
--- a/src/report/report-gnome/window-report.c
+++ b/src/report/report-gnome/window-report.c
@@ -396,10 +396,10 @@ gnc_get_export_type_choice (SCM export_types)
   return scm_list_ref (export_types, scm_int2num (choice));
 }
 
-static const char *
+static char *
 gnc_get_export_filename (SCM choice)
 {
-  const char * filepath;
+  char * filepath;
   struct stat statbuf;
   char * title;
   char * type;
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ gnc_get_export_filename (SCM choice)
     const char *format = _("You cannot save to that filename.\n\n%s");
 
     gnc_error_dialog (NULL, format, strerror(errno));
+    g_free(filepath);
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ gnc_get_export_filename (SCM choice)
     const char *message = _("You cannot save to that file.");
 
     gnc_error_dialog (NULL, message);
+    g_free(filepath);
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -451,8 +453,10 @@ gnc_get_export_filename (SCM choice)
     const char *format = _("The file \n    %s\n already exists.\n"
                            "Are you sure you want to overwrite it?");
 
-    if (!gnc_verify_dialog (NULL, FALSE, format, filepath))
+    if (!gnc_verify_dialog (NULL, FALSE, format, filepath)) {
+      g_free(filepath);
       return NULL;
+    }
   }
 
   return filepath;
@@ -462,7 +466,7 @@ static int
 gnc_report_window_export_button_cb(GtkWidget * w, gpointer data)
 {
   gnc_report_window * report = data;
-  const char * filepath;
+  char * filepath;
   SCM export_types;
   SCM export_thunk;
   gboolean result;
@@ -509,6 +513,7 @@ gnc_report_window_export_button_cb(GtkWidget * w, gpointer data)
 		      strerror (errno) ? strerror (errno) : "");
   }
 
+  g_free(filepath);
   return TRUE;
 }