diff --git a/criu/sk-queue.c b/criu/sk-queue.c
index c59ac36ba..37183296d 100644
--- a/criu/sk-queue.c
+++ b/criu/sk-queue.c
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ static int collect_one_packet(void *obj, ProtobufCMessage *msg, struct cr_img *i
 	 */
 	if (pkt->entry->n_scm > 1) {
 		pr_err("More than 1 SCM is not possible\n");
+		xfree(pkt->data);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (read_img_buf(img, pkt->data, pkt->entry->length) != 1) {
+		xfree(pkt->data);
+		pr_perror("Unable to read packet data");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -62,12 +69,6 @@ static int collect_one_packet(void *obj, ProtobufCMessage *msg, struct cr_img *i
 	 */
 	list_add_tail(&pkt->list, &packets_list);
 
-	if (read_img_buf(img, pkt->data, pkt->entry->length) != 1) {
-		xfree(pkt->data);
-		pr_perror("Unable to read packet data");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -100,13 +101,17 @@ static int dump_scm_rights(struct cmsghdr *ch, SkPacketEntry *pe)
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_fds; i++) {
 		int ftyp;
 
-		if (dump_my_file(fds[i], &scme->rights[i], &ftyp))
+		if (dump_my_file(fds[i], &scme->rights[i], &ftyp)) {
+			xfree(scme);
 			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	i = pe->n_scm++;
-	if (xrealloc_safe(&pe->scm, pe->n_scm * sizeof(ScmEntry *)))
+	if (xrealloc_safe(&pe->scm, pe->n_scm * sizeof(ScmEntry *))) {
+		xfree(scme);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	pe->scm[i] = scme;
 	return 0;
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ static int send_one_pkt(int fd, struct sk_packet *pkt)
 
 	ret = sendmsg(fd, &mh, 0);
 	xfree(pkt->data);
+	xfree(pkt->scm);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_perror("Failed to send packet");
 		return -1;