diff --git a/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c
index 69e8f2df01..450b579721 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ gnc_xml_be_remove_old_files(FileBackend *be)
             else if (regexec(&pattern, stamp_start, 0, NULL, 0) == 0)
                 got_date_stamp = TRUE;
 
+            regfree(&pattern);
             g_free(expression);
 
             if (!got_date_stamp) /* Not a gnucash created file after all... */
diff --git a/src/html/gnc-html.c b/src/html/gnc-html.c
index 4d9df198fd..f68a6d66b3 100644
--- a/src/html/gnc-html.c
+++ b/src/html/gnc-html.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ extract_machine_name( const gchar* path )
             machine = g_strndup( path + match[1].rm_so, match[1].rm_eo - match[1].rm_so );
         }
     }
+    regfree(&compiled_m);
     return machine;
 }