diff --git a/tests/buffer-transforms-test.c b/tests/buffer-transforms-test.c
index 26068729..ca52e245 100644
--- a/tests/buffer-transforms-test.c
+++ b/tests/buffer-transforms-test.c
@@ -147,4 +147,5 @@ TEST_P(buffer_transform, my_buffer_args)
 	assert(match);
 
 	client_destroy(client);
+	free(refname);
 }
diff --git a/tests/output-damage-test.c b/tests/output-damage-test.c
index 21555a35..f96c6c84 100644
--- a/tests/output-damage-test.c
+++ b/tests/output-damage-test.c
@@ -232,4 +232,5 @@ TEST(output_damage)
 
 	client->surface->buffer = NULL;
 	client_destroy(client);
+	free(refname);
 }
diff --git a/tests/output-transforms-test.c b/tests/output-transforms-test.c
index b3425523..392484d7 100644
--- a/tests/output-transforms-test.c
+++ b/tests/output-transforms-test.c
@@ -147,4 +147,5 @@ TEST_P(output_transform, my_buffer_args)
 	assert(match);
 
 	client_destroy(client);
+	free(refname);
 }