diff --git a/lib/groupmem.c b/lib/groupmem.c
index e69c3107..1fd1c135 100644
--- a/lib/groupmem.c
+++ b/lib/groupmem.c
@@ -55,15 +55,14 @@
 	gr->gr_name = strdup (grent->gr_name);
 	/*@=mustfreeonly@*/
 	if (NULL == gr->gr_name) {
-		free(gr);
+		gr_free(gr);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	/*@-mustfreeonly@*/
 	gr->gr_passwd = strdup (grent->gr_passwd);
 	/*@=mustfreeonly@*/
 	if (NULL == gr->gr_passwd) {
-		free(gr->gr_name);
-		free(gr);
+		gr_free(gr);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -73,21 +72,13 @@
 	gr->gr_mem = (char **) malloc ((i + 1) * sizeof (char *));
 	/*@=mustfreeonly@*/
 	if (NULL == gr->gr_mem) {
-		free(gr->gr_passwd);
-		free(gr->gr_name);
-		free(gr);
+		gr_free(gr);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; grent->gr_mem[i]; i++) {
 		gr->gr_mem[i] = strdup (grent->gr_mem[i]);
 		if (NULL == gr->gr_mem[i]) {
-			int j;
-			for (j=0; j<i; j++)
-				free(gr->gr_mem[j]);
-			free(gr->gr_mem);
-			free(gr->gr_passwd);
-			free(gr->gr_name);
-			free(gr);
+			gr_free(gr);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/pwmem.c b/lib/pwmem.c
index 7013e8a3..17d2eb21 100644
--- a/lib/pwmem.c
+++ b/lib/pwmem.c
@@ -56,45 +56,35 @@
 	pw->pw_name = strdup (pwent->pw_name);
 	/*@=mustfreeonly@*/
 	if (NULL == pw->pw_name) {
-		free(pw);
+		pw_free(pw);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	/*@-mustfreeonly@*/
 	pw->pw_passwd = strdup (pwent->pw_passwd);
 	/*@=mustfreeonly@*/
 	if (NULL == pw->pw_passwd) {
-		free(pw->pw_name);
-		free(pw);
+		pw_free(pw);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	/*@-mustfreeonly@*/
 	pw->pw_gecos = strdup (pwent->pw_gecos);
 	/*@=mustfreeonly@*/
 	if (NULL == pw->pw_gecos) {
-		free(pw->pw_passwd);
-		free(pw->pw_name);
-		free(pw);
+		pw_free(pw);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	/*@-mustfreeonly@*/
 	pw->pw_dir = strdup (pwent->pw_dir);
 	/*@=mustfreeonly@*/
 	if (NULL == pw->pw_dir) {
-		free(pw->pw_gecos);
-		free(pw->pw_passwd);
-		free(pw->pw_name);
-		free(pw);
+		pw_free(pw);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	/*@-mustfreeonly@*/
 	pw->pw_shell = strdup (pwent->pw_shell);
 	/*@=mustfreeonly@*/
 	if (NULL == pw->pw_shell) {
-		free(pw->pw_dir);
-		free(pw->pw_gecos);
-		free(pw->pw_passwd);
-		free(pw->pw_name);
-		free(pw);
+		pw_free(pw);
 		return NULL;
 	}