diff --git a/recording-daemon/output.c b/recording-daemon/output.c
index a656e9f62..389cffebd 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/output.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/output.c
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ static void output_shutdown(output_t *output) {
 		avio_closep(&output->fmtctx->pb);
 	}
 	avcodec_close(output->avcctx);
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 0, 0)
+	avcodec_free_context(&output->avcctx);
+#endif
 	avformat_free_context(output->fmtctx);
 	av_audio_fifo_free(output->fifo);
 	av_frame_free(&output->frame);
diff --git a/recording-daemon/packet.c b/recording-daemon/packet.c
index 7ec8786f5..63e540423 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/packet.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/packet.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ seq_ok:
 dupe:
 	dbg("skipping dupe packet (new seq %i prev seq %i)", packet->seq, ssrc->seq);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&ssrc->lock);
+	packet_free(packet);
 	log_info_ssrc = 0;
 	return;