diff --git a/migration/file.c b/migration/file.c
index db870f2cf0..6451a21c86 100644
--- a/migration/file.c
+++ b/migration/file.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ void file_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s,
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
                          "failed to truncate migration file to offset %" PRIx64,
                          offset);
-        object_unref(OBJECT(fioc));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ void file_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s,
 
     ioc = QIO_CHANNEL(fioc);
     if (offset && qio_channel_io_seek(ioc, offset, SEEK_SET, errp) < 0) {
-        object_unref(OBJECT(fioc));
         return;
     }
     qio_channel_set_name(ioc, "migration-file-outgoing");
diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index 0b4cbaddfe..552f9723c8 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -1156,7 +1156,6 @@ static bool multifd_new_send_channel_create(gpointer opaque, Error **errp)
 bool multifd_send_setup(void)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int thread_count, ret = 0;
     uint32_t page_count = MULTIFD_PACKET_SIZE / qemu_target_page_size();
     bool use_packets = multifd_use_packets();
@@ -1177,6 +1176,7 @@ bool multifd_send_setup(void)
 
     for (i = 0; i < thread_count; i++) {
         MultiFDSendParams *p = &multifd_send_state->params[i];
+        Error *local_err = NULL;
 
         qemu_sem_init(&p->sem, 0);
         qemu_sem_init(&p->sem_sync, 0);
@@ -1196,7 +1196,8 @@ bool multifd_send_setup(void)
         p->write_flags = 0;
 
         if (!multifd_new_send_channel_create(p, &local_err)) {
-            return false;
+            migrate_set_error(s, local_err);
+            ret = -1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1209,24 +1210,27 @@ bool multifd_send_setup(void)
         qemu_sem_wait(&multifd_send_state->channels_created);
     }
 
+    if (ret) {
+        goto err;
+    }
+
     for (i = 0; i < thread_count; i++) {
         MultiFDSendParams *p = &multifd_send_state->params[i];
+        Error *local_err = NULL;
 
         ret = multifd_send_state->ops->send_setup(p, &local_err);
         if (ret) {
-            break;
+            migrate_set_error(s, local_err);
+            goto err;
         }
     }
 
-    if (ret) {
-        migrate_set_error(s, local_err);
-        error_report_err(local_err);
-        migrate_set_state(&s->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP,
-                          MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED);
-        return false;
-    }
-
     return true;
+
+err:
+    migrate_set_state(&s->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP,
+                      MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED);
+    return false;
 }
 
 bool multifd_recv(void)
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index deb57833f8..85958d7b09 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -874,6 +874,8 @@ int vmstate_replace_hack_for_ppc(VMStateIf *obj, int instance_id,
 
     if (se) {
         savevm_state_handler_remove(se);
+        g_free(se->compat);
+        g_free(se);
     }
     return vmstate_register(obj, instance_id, vmsd, opaque);
 }