diff --git a/main/file.c b/main/file.c
index daffb766d3..6b37f16026 100644
--- a/main/file.c
+++ b/main/file.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ int ast_writestream(struct ast_filestream *fs, struct ast_frame *f)
 			trf = ast_translate(fs->trans, f, 0);
 			if (trf) {
 				res = fs->fmt->write(fs, trf);
+				ast_frfree(trf);
 				if (res) 
 					ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Translated frame write failed\n");
 			} else
diff --git a/main/translate.c b/main/translate.c
index 1af88ecfb8..6de444ff50 100644
--- a/main/translate.c
+++ b/main/translate.c
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ struct ast_frame *ast_translate(struct ast_trans_pvt *path, struct ast_frame *f,
 	delivery = f->delivery;
 	for ( ; out && p ; p = p->next) {
 		framein(p, out);
+		if (out != f)
+			ast_frfree(out);
 		out = p->t->frameout(p);
 	}
 	if (consume)