diff --git a/criu/sk-queue.c b/criu/sk-queue.c
index ae19bbc20..985459fb8 100644
--- a/criu/sk-queue.c
+++ b/criu/sk-queue.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int dump_sk_creds(struct ucred *ucred, SkPacketEntry *pe, int flags)
 		 * because virt pid-s are known for dumped task only
 		 */
 		pr_err("ucred-s for unix sockets aren't supported yet\n");
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	} else {
 		int pidns = root_ns_mask & CLONE_NEWPID;
 		char path[64];
@@ -171,13 +171,17 @@ static int dump_sk_creds(struct ucred *ucred, SkPacketEntry *pe, int flags)
 		}
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("Unable to dump ucred for a dead process %d\n", ucred->pid);
-			return -1;
+			goto out;
 		}
 		ent->pid = ucred->pid;
 	}
+
 	pe->ucred = ent;
 
 	return 0;
+out:
+	xfree(ent);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static int dump_packet_cmsg(struct msghdr *mh, SkPacketEntry *pe, int flags)
@@ -361,6 +365,7 @@ err_set_sock:
 	if (pe.scm)
 		release_cmsg(&pe);
 err_brk:
+	xfree(pe.ucred);
 	xfree(data);
 	return ret;
 }