diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index 580da8820c9a56..eb23d787c238e2 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -2769,7 +2769,9 @@ inline bool CertIsStartComOrWoSign(X509_NAME* name) {
     startcom_wosign_data = dn.data;
     startcom_wosign_name = d2i_X509_NAME(nullptr, &startcom_wosign_data,
                                          dn.len);
-    if (X509_NAME_cmp(name, startcom_wosign_name) == 0)
+    int cmp = X509_NAME_cmp(name, startcom_wosign_name);
+    X509_NAME_free(startcom_wosign_name);
+    if (cmp == 0)
       return true;
   }
 
@@ -2814,8 +2816,10 @@ inline CheckResult CheckWhitelistedServerCert(X509_STORE_CTX* ctx) {
   }
 
   X509* leaf_cert = sk_X509_value(chain, 0);
-  if (!CheckStartComOrWoSign(root_name, leaf_cert))
+  if (!CheckStartComOrWoSign(root_name, leaf_cert)) {
+    sk_X509_pop_free(chain, X509_free);
     return CHECK_CERT_REVOKED;
+  }
 
   // When the cert is issued from either CNNNIC ROOT CA or CNNNIC EV
   // ROOT CA, check a hash of its leaf cert if it is in the whitelist.