diff --git a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
index 91cdd8917f..c2b6c1de2f 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const QDiscVTable * const qdisc_vtable[_QDISC_KIND_MAX] = {
 };
 
 static int qdisc_new(QDiscKind kind, QDisc **ret) {
-        QDisc *qdisc;
+        _cleanup_(qdisc_freep) QDisc *qdisc = NULL;
         int r;
 
         if (kind == _QDISC_KIND_INVALID) {
diff --git a/src/network/tc/tclass.c b/src/network/tc/tclass.c
index 4f75e1b42d..a89e7757ad 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/tclass.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/tclass.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const TClassVTable * const tclass_vtable[_TCLASS_KIND_MAX] = {
 };
 
 static int tclass_new(TClassKind kind, TClass **ret) {
-        TClass *tclass;
+        _cleanup_(tclass_freep) TClass *tclass = NULL;
         int r;
 
         tclass = malloc0(tclass_vtable[kind]->object_size);