diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 89a8b5a976..321d7effb0 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -4522,6 +4522,7 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			   reuse_packfile_objects);
 
 cleanup:
+	clear_packing_data(&to_pack);
 	list_objects_filter_release(&filter_options);
 	strvec_clear(&rp);
 
diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
index 1d14661dad..778dd536c8 100644
--- a/midx.c
+++ b/midx.c
@@ -1603,8 +1603,13 @@ static int write_midx_internal(const char *object_dir,
 				      flags) < 0) {
 			error(_("could not write multi-pack bitmap"));
 			result = 1;
+			clear_packing_data(&pdata);
+			free(commits);
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
+
+		clear_packing_data(&pdata);
+		free(commits);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: Do not use ctx.entries beyond this point, since it might
diff --git a/pack-objects.c b/pack-objects.c
index f403ca6986..a9d9855063 100644
--- a/pack-objects.c
+++ b/pack-objects.c
@@ -151,6 +151,21 @@ void prepare_packing_data(struct repository *r, struct packing_data *pdata)
 	init_recursive_mutex(&pdata->odb_lock);
 }
 
+void clear_packing_data(struct packing_data *pdata)
+{
+	if (!pdata)
+		return;
+
+	free(pdata->cruft_mtime);
+	free(pdata->in_pack);
+	free(pdata->in_pack_by_idx);
+	free(pdata->in_pack_pos);
+	free(pdata->index);
+	free(pdata->layer);
+	free(pdata->objects);
+	free(pdata->tree_depth);
+}
+
 struct object_entry *packlist_alloc(struct packing_data *pdata,
 				    const struct object_id *oid)
 {
diff --git a/pack-objects.h b/pack-objects.h
index 0d78db40cb..b9898a4e64 100644
--- a/pack-objects.h
+++ b/pack-objects.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct packing_data {
 };
 
 void prepare_packing_data(struct repository *r, struct packing_data *pdata);
+void clear_packing_data(struct packing_data *pdata);
 
 /* Protect access to object database */
 static inline void packing_data_lock(struct packing_data *pdata)