diff --git a/lib/cache.c b/lib/cache.c
index 5418051..b4f9649 100644
--- a/lib/cache.c
+++ b/lib/cache.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ void nl_cache_dump_filter(struct nl_cache *cache,
 	if (!ops->oo_dump[type])
 		return;
 
-	if (params->dp_buf)
+	if (params && params->dp_buf)
 		memset(params->dp_buf, 0, params->dp_buflen);
 
 	nl_list_for_each_entry(obj, &cache->c_items, ce_list) {
diff --git a/lib/cache_mngr.c b/lib/cache_mngr.c
index 7fb1ed0..36f5ca8 100644
--- a/lib/cache_mngr.c
+++ b/lib/cache_mngr.c
@@ -515,9 +515,10 @@ void nl_cache_mngr_free(struct nl_cache_mngr *mngr)
 	}
 
 	free(mngr->cm_assocs);
-	free(mngr);
 
 	NL_DBG(1, "Cache manager %p freed\n", mngr);
+
+	free(mngr);
 }
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/lib/msg.c b/lib/msg.c
index 68f706e..bcf1aa8 100644
--- a/lib/msg.c
+++ b/lib/msg.c
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ void nlmsg_free(struct nl_msg *msg)
 
 	if (msg->nm_refcnt <= 0) {
 		free(msg->nm_nlh);
-		free(msg);
 		NL_DBG(2, "msg %p: Freed\n", msg);
+		free(msg);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/netfilter/ct.c b/lib/netfilter/ct.c
index 04f9d01..36a83db 100644
--- a/lib/netfilter/ct.c
+++ b/lib/netfilter/ct.c
@@ -414,10 +414,9 @@ static int ct_msg_parser(struct nl_cache_ops *ops, struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 	int err;
 
 	if ((err = nfnlmsg_ct_parse(nlh, &ct)) < 0)
-		goto errout;
+		return err;
 
 	err = pp->pp_cb((struct nl_object *) ct, pp);
-errout:
 	nfnl_ct_put(ct);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/lib/netfilter/exp.c b/lib/netfilter/exp.c
index 86ed8d1..9cfdd2b 100644
--- a/lib/netfilter/exp.c
+++ b/lib/netfilter/exp.c
@@ -298,10 +298,9 @@ static int exp_msg_parser(struct nl_cache_ops *ops, struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 	int err;
 
 	if ((err = nfnlmsg_exp_parse(nlh, &exp)) < 0)
-		goto errout;
+		return err;
 
 	err = pp->pp_cb((struct nl_object *) exp, pp);
-errout:
 	nfnl_exp_put(exp);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/lib/netfilter/log_msg.c b/lib/netfilter/log_msg.c
index 6e09da2..5ffdaf8 100644
--- a/lib/netfilter/log_msg.c
+++ b/lib/netfilter/log_msg.c
@@ -174,10 +174,9 @@ static int log_msg_parser(struct nl_cache_ops *ops, struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 	int err;
 
 	if ((err = nfnlmsg_log_msg_parse(nlh, &msg)) < 0)
-		goto errout;
+		return err;
 
 	err = pp->pp_cb((struct nl_object *) msg, pp);
-errout:
 	nfnl_log_msg_put(msg);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/lib/netfilter/queue_msg.c b/lib/netfilter/queue_msg.c
index 1425577..3388923 100644
--- a/lib/netfilter/queue_msg.c
+++ b/lib/netfilter/queue_msg.c
@@ -153,10 +153,9 @@ static int queue_msg_parser(struct nl_cache_ops *ops, struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 	int err;
 
 	if ((err = nfnlmsg_queue_msg_parse(nlh, &msg)) < 0)
-		goto errout;
+		return err;
 
 	err = pp->pp_cb((struct nl_object *) msg, pp);
-errout:
 	nfnl_queue_msg_put(msg);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/lib/object.c b/lib/object.c
index 405912b..52bc873 100644
--- a/lib/object.c
+++ b/lib/object.c
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ void nl_object_free(struct nl_object *obj)
 	if (ops->oo_free_data)
 		ops->oo_free_data(obj);
 
-	free(obj);
-
 	NL_DBG(4, "Freed object %p\n", obj);
+
+	free(obj);
 }
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/lib/route/cls/ematch.c b/lib/route/cls/ematch.c
index 89b5067..6cbe274 100644
--- a/lib/route/cls/ematch.c
+++ b/lib/route/cls/ematch.c
@@ -282,9 +282,10 @@ void rtnl_ematch_tree_free(struct rtnl_ematch_tree *tree)
 		return;
 
 	free_ematch_list(&tree->et_list);
-	free(tree);
 
 	NL_DBG(2, "Freed ematch tree %p\n", tree);
+
+	free(tree);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -653,9 +654,7 @@ int rtnl_ematch_parse_expr(const char *expr, char **errp,
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
-	if (scanner)
-		ematch_lex_destroy(scanner);
-
+	ematch_lex_destroy(scanner);
 	*result = tree;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -693,7 +692,7 @@ static const char *operand_txt[] = {
 char *rtnl_ematch_opnd2txt(uint8_t opnd, char *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	snprintf(buf, len, "%s",
-		opnd <= ARRAY_SIZE(operand_txt) ? operand_txt[opnd] : "?");
+		opnd < ARRAY_SIZE(operand_txt) ? operand_txt[opnd] : "?");
 
 	return buf;
 }
diff --git a/lib/route/link.c b/lib/route/link.c
index 65e42ec..3d31ffc 100644
--- a/lib/route/link.c
+++ b/lib/route/link.c
@@ -2102,11 +2102,13 @@ const char *rtnl_link_get_ifalias(struct rtnl_link *link)
 void rtnl_link_set_ifalias(struct rtnl_link *link, const char *alias)
 {
 	free(link->l_ifalias);
-	link->ce_mask &= ~LINK_ATTR_IFALIAS;
 
 	if (alias) {
 		link->l_ifalias = strdup(alias);
 		link->ce_mask |= LINK_ATTR_IFALIAS;
+	} else {
+		link->l_ifalias = NULL;
+		link->ce_mask &= ~LINK_ATTR_IFALIAS;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/route/link/vlan.c b/lib/route/link/vlan.c
index 1a0d916..b9f0c66 100644
--- a/lib/route/link/vlan.c
+++ b/lib/route/link/vlan.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static int vlan_parse(struct rtnl_link *link, struct nlattr *data,
 
 		/* align to have a little reserve */
 		vi->vi_egress_size = (i + 32) & ~31;
-		vi->vi_egress_qos = calloc(vi->vi_egress_size, sizeof(*map));
+		vi->vi_egress_qos = calloc(vi->vi_egress_size, sizeof(*vi->vi_egress_qos));
 		if (vi->vi_egress_qos == NULL)
 			return -NLE_NOMEM;
 
diff --git a/lib/route/pktloc.c b/lib/route/pktloc.c
index 9fcf4a4..27d63be 100644
--- a/lib/route/pktloc.c
+++ b/lib/route/pktloc.c
@@ -138,14 +138,13 @@ static int read_pktlocs(void)
 	last_read = st.st_mtime;
 
 errout_scanner:
-	if (scanner)
-		pktloc_lex_destroy(scanner);
+	pktloc_lex_destroy(scanner);
 errout_close:
 	fclose(fd);
 errout:
 	free(path);
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 /** @endcond */
diff --git a/src/nl-route-get.c b/src/nl-route-get.c
index c2f07d4..9d9a448 100644
--- a/src/nl-route-get.c
+++ b/src/nl-route-get.c
@@ -65,8 +65,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		};
 
 		m = nlmsg_alloc_simple(RTM_GETROUTE, 0);
-		nlmsg_append(m, &rmsg, sizeof(rmsg), NLMSG_ALIGNTO);
-		nla_put_addr(m, RTA_DST, dst);
+		if (!m)
+			nl_cli_fatal(ENOMEM, "out of memory");
+		if (nlmsg_append(m, &rmsg, sizeof(rmsg), NLMSG_ALIGNTO) < 0)
+			nl_cli_fatal(ENOMEM, "out of memory");
+		if (nla_put_addr(m, RTA_DST, dst) < 0)
+			nl_cli_fatal(ENOMEM, "out of memory");
 
 		err = nl_send_auto_complete(sock, m);
 		nlmsg_free(m);