diff --git a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check.c b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check.c
index 4cb73585..20ce73a5 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check.c
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ check_pkg_integrity(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	/*
 	 * Check for props.plist metadata file.
 	 */
-	propsd = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg_metadata(xhp, pkgname);
+	buf = xbps_xasprintf("%s/.%s.plist",  xhp->metadir, pkgname);
+	propsd = prop_dictionary_internalize_from_file(buf);
+	free(buf);
 	if (propsd == NULL) {
 		printf("%s: unexistent metafile, converting to 0.18 "
 		    "format...\n", pkgname);
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ check_pkg_integrity(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 
 	} else if (prop_dictionary_count(propsd) == 0) {
 		xbps_error_printf("%s: incomplete metadata file.\n", pkgname);
+		prop_object_release(propsd);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	/*
@@ -177,6 +180,7 @@ check_pkg_integrity(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		rv = xbps_file_hash_check(buf, sha256);
 		free(buf);
 		if (rv == ERANGE) {
+			prop_object_release(propsd);
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: metadata file has been "
 			    "modified!\n", pkgname);
 			return 1;
@@ -199,6 +203,8 @@ do {								\
 	RUN_PKG_CHECK(xhp, rundeps, propsd);
 	RUN_PKG_CHECK(xhp, unneeded, opkgd);
 
+	prop_object_release(propsd);
+
 #undef RUN_PKG_CHECK
 
 	if ((rv == 0) && (pkgd == NULL))
diff --git a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check_pkg_files.c b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check_pkg_files.c
index 0b07aa3b..1a886e6b 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check_pkg_files.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check_pkg_files.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ check_pkg_files(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgname, void *arg)
                         prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj,
                             "sha256", &sha256);
 			rv = xbps_file_hash_check(path, sha256);
+			free(path);
 			switch (rv) {
 			case 0:
 				break;
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ check_pkg_files(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgname, void *arg)
 				    pkgname, file, strerror(rv));
 				break;
 			}
-			free(path);
                 }
                 prop_object_iterator_release(iter);
 	}
diff --git a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check_pkg_symlinks.c b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check_pkg_symlinks.c
index 25488ab6..a4d19859 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check_pkg_symlinks.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check_pkg_symlinks.c
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ check_pkg_symlinks(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgname, void *arg)
 		if (buf2 == NULL) {
 			xbps_warn_printf("%s: broken symlink %s (target: %s)\n",
 			     pkgname, file, tgt);
+			free(path);
+			free(tgt_path);
+			free(p);
 			free(buf);
 			free(lnk);
 			continue;
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ check_pkg_symlinks(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgname, void *arg)
 		free(buf);
 		free(path);
 		free(tgt_path);
+		free(lnk);
 	}
 	return broken;
 }