diff --git a/src/ev_poll.c b/src/ev_poll.c
index 538f07057..8df244566 100644
--- a/src/ev_poll.c
+++ b/src/ev_poll.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ static int _do_init(struct poller *p)
  fail_swevt:
 	free(fd_evts[DIR_RD]);
  fail_srevt:
-	free(poll_events);
 	p->pref = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/ev_select.c b/src/ev_select.c
index ab021b97f..acfdbb94a 100644
--- a/src/ev_select.c
+++ b/src/ev_select.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int _do_init(struct poller *p)
 	p->private = NULL;
 
 	if (global.maxsock > FD_SETSIZE)
-		goto fail_revt;
+		goto fail_srevt;
 
 	fd_set_bytes = sizeof(fd_set) * (global.maxsock + FD_SETSIZE - 1) / FD_SETSIZE;
 
@@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ static int _do_init(struct poller *p)
  fail_swevt:
 	free(fd_evts[DIR_RD]);
  fail_srevt:
-	free(tmp_evts[DIR_WR]);
-	free(tmp_evts[DIR_RD]);
- fail_revt:
 	p->pref = 0;
 	return 0;
 }