diff --git a/t/t1060-object-corruption.sh b/t/t1060-object-corruption.sh
index e8a58b1589..5b8e47e346 100755
--- a/t/t1060-object-corruption.sh
+++ b/t/t1060-object-corruption.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='see how we handle various forms of corruption'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 # convert "1234abcd" to ".git/objects/12/34abcd"
diff --git a/upload-pack.c b/upload-pack.c
index 09f48317b0..b217a1f469 100644
--- a/upload-pack.c
+++ b/upload-pack.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ static void create_pack_file(struct upload_pack_data *pack_data,
 	return;
 
  fail:
+	free(output_state);
 	send_client_data(3, abort_msg, sizeof(abort_msg),
 			 pack_data->use_sideband);
 	die("git upload-pack: %s", abort_msg);