diff --git a/package/utils/nvram/src/cli.c b/package/utils/nvram/src/cli.c
index 488d641cfc..4f9c77804d 100644
--- a/package/utils/nvram/src/cli.c
+++ b/package/utils/nvram/src/cli.c
@@ -27,13 +27,17 @@
 
 static nvram_handle_t * nvram_open_rdonly(void)
 {
-	const char *file = nvram_find_staging();
+	char *file = nvram_find_staging();
 
 	if( file == NULL )
 		file = nvram_find_mtd();
 
-	if( file != NULL )
-		return nvram_open(file, NVRAM_RO);
+	if( file != NULL ) {
+		nvram_handle_t *h = nvram_open(file, NVRAM_RO);
+		if( strcmp(file, NVRAM_STAGING) )
+			free(file);
+		return h;
+	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/package/utils/nvram/src/nvram.c b/package/utils/nvram/src/nvram.c
index 0e4294391a..ca89392107 100644
--- a/package/utils/nvram/src/nvram.c
+++ b/package/utils/nvram/src/nvram.c
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ nvram_handle_t * nvram_open(const char *file, int rdonly)
 
 			if( offset < 0 )
 			{
+				munmap(mmap_area, nvram_part_size);
 				free(mtd);
+				close(fd);
 				return NULL;
 			}
 			else if( (h = malloc(sizeof(nvram_handle_t))) != NULL )
@@ -410,6 +412,7 @@ nvram_handle_t * nvram_open(const char *file, int rdonly)
 	}
 
 	free(mtd);
+	close(fd);
 	return NULL;
 }