diff --git a/libmysql/libmysql.c b/libmysql/libmysql.c
index 87093059d92..d0fc83bbeb3 100644
--- a/libmysql/libmysql.c
+++ b/libmysql/libmysql.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static int add_init_command(struct st_mysql_options *options, const char *cmd)
   }
 
   if (!(tmp= my_strdup(cmd,MYF(MY_WME))) ||
-      insert_dynamic(options->init_commands, (byte*)&tmp))
+      insert_dynamic(options->init_commands, (gptr)&tmp))
   {
     my_free(tmp, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
     return 1;
@@ -2623,8 +2623,13 @@ mysql_close(MYSQL *mysql)
     my_free(mysql->options.charset_name,MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
     if (mysql->options.init_commands)
     {
-      delete_dynamic(mysql->options.init_commands);
-      my_free((char*)mysql->options.init_commands,MYF(MY_WME));
+      DYNAMIC_ARRAY *init_commands= mysql->options.init_commands;
+      char **ptr= (char**)init_commands->buffer;
+      char **end= ptr + init_commands->elements;
+      for (; ptr<end; ptr++)
+	my_free(*ptr,MYF(MY_WME));
+      delete_dynamic(init_commands);
+      my_free((char*)init_commands,MYF(MY_WME));
     }
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL
     mysql_ssl_free(mysql);
diff --git a/libmysqld/libmysqld.c b/libmysqld/libmysqld.c
index 114a7ebf921..de8efd9d2f4 100644
--- a/libmysqld/libmysqld.c
+++ b/libmysqld/libmysqld.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int add_init_command(struct st_mysql_options *options, const char *cmd)
   }
 
   if (!(tmp= my_strdup(cmd,MYF(MY_WME))) ||
-      insert_dynamic(options->init_commands, (byte*)&tmp))
+      insert_dynamic(options->init_commands, (gptr)&tmp))
   {
     my_free(tmp, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
     return 1;
@@ -1152,8 +1152,13 @@ mysql_close(MYSQL *mysql)
     my_free(mysql->options.charset_name,MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
     if (mysql->options.init_commands)
     {
-      delete_dynamic(mysql->options.init_commands);
-      my_free((char*)mysql->options.init_commands,MYF(MY_WME));
+      DYNAMIC_ARRAY *init_commands= mysql->options.init_commands;
+      char **ptr= (char**)init_commands->buffer;
+      char **end= ptr + init_commands->elements;
+      for (; ptr<end; ptr++)
+	my_free(*ptr,MYF(MY_WME));
+      delete_dynamic(init_commands);
+      my_free((char*)init_commands,MYF(MY_WME));
     }
     /* Clear pointers for better safety */
     mysql->host_info=mysql->user=mysql->passwd=mysql->db=0;