diff --git a/xdiff/xmerge.c b/xdiff/xmerge.c
index d98f430c91..f338ad6c75 100644
--- a/xdiff/xmerge.c
+++ b/xdiff/xmerge.c
@@ -641,8 +641,11 @@ int xdl_merge(mmfile_t *orig, mmfile_t *mf1, mmfile_t *mf2,
 	result->ptr = NULL;
 	result->size = 0;
 
-	if (xdl_do_diff(orig, mf1, xpp, &xe1) < 0 ||
-			xdl_do_diff(orig, mf2, xpp, &xe2) < 0) {
+	if (xdl_do_diff(orig, mf1, xpp, &xe1) < 0) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (xdl_do_diff(orig, mf2, xpp, &xe2) < 0) {
+		xdl_free_env(&xe1);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (xdl_change_compact(&xe1.xdf1, &xe1.xdf2, xpp->flags) < 0 ||
@@ -654,6 +657,8 @@ int xdl_merge(mmfile_t *orig, mmfile_t *mf1, mmfile_t *mf2,
 	if (xdl_change_compact(&xe2.xdf1, &xe2.xdf2, xpp->flags) < 0 ||
 	    xdl_change_compact(&xe2.xdf2, &xe2.xdf1, xpp->flags) < 0 ||
 	    xdl_build_script(&xe2, &xscr2) < 0) {
+		xdl_free_script(xscr1);
+		xdl_free_env(&xe1);
 		xdl_free_env(&xe2);
 		return -1;
 	}