Re: [PATCH 2/2] object-file: free(*contents) only in read_loose_object() caller

diff --git a/builtin/fsck.c b/builtin/fsck.c
index d87c28a1cc4..27b9e78094d 100644
--- a/builtin/fsck.c
+++ b/builtin/fsck.c

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static int fsck_loose(const struct object_id *oid, const char *path, void *data)
 	struct object *obj;
 	enum object_type type = OBJ_NONE;
 	unsigned long size;
-	void *contents;
+	void *contents = NULL;
 	int eaten;
 	struct object_info oi = OBJECT_INFO_INIT;
 	struct object_id real_oid = *null_oid();

@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ static int fsck_loose(const struct object_id *oid, const char *path, void *data)
 			    path);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		errors_found |= ERROR_OBJECT;
+		free(contents);
 		return 0; /* keep checking other objects */
 	}
 

diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index ac476653a06..c3d866a287e 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c

@@ -2528,8 +2528,6 @@ int read_loose_object(const char *path,
 	char hdr[MAX_HEADER_LEN];
 	unsigned long *size = oi->sizep;
 
-	*contents = NULL;
-
 	map = map_loose_object_1(the_repository, path, NULL, &mapsize);
 	if (!map) {
 		error_errno(_("unable to mmap %s"), path);

@@ -2559,10 +2557,9 @@ int read_loose_object(const char *path,
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (check_object_signature(the_repository, expected_oid,
-					   *contents, *size, oi->type_name->buf, real_oid)) {
-			free(*contents);
+					   *contents, *size,
+					   oi->type_name->buf, real_oid))
 			goto out;
-		}
 	}