diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 4e005e556e..cc625766c9 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static bool rarch_game_specific_options(char **output)
       *output = game_path;
       return true;
    }
-
+   config_file_free(option_file);
    return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
index 49095d8c8a..3a64e1422d 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,6 @@ static int action_ok_option_create(const char *path,
 
    const char *core_name                  = NULL;
    const char *game_name                  = NULL;
-   config_file_t *option_file             = NULL;
    char core_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]        = {0};
    char game_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]        = {0};
    char config_directory[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};