diff --git a/doc/examples/feedseek.c b/doc/examples/feedseek.c
index 8e4a26a1..8f68d172 100644
--- a/doc/examples/feedseek.c
+++ b/doc/examples/feedseek.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	out = fopen(argv[2], "wb");
 	if(out == NULL)
 	{
+		fclose(in);
 		fprintf(stderr,"Unable to open output file %s\n", argv[2]);
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/doc/examples/mpg123_to_wav.c b/doc/examples/mpg123_to_wav.c
index c68cb234..0dd0ab39 100644
--- a/doc/examples/mpg123_to_wav.c
+++ b/doc/examples/mpg123_to_wav.c
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	mpg123_format_none(mh);
 	mpg123_format(mh, rate, channels, encoding);
 
-	/* Buffer could be almost any size here, mpg123_outblock() is just some recommendation.
-	   Important, especially for sndfile writing, is that the size is a multiple of sample size. */
-	buffer_size = mpg123_outblock( mh );
-	buffer = malloc( buffer_size );
-
 	bzero(&sfinfo, sizeof(sfinfo) );
 	sfinfo.samplerate = rate;
 	sfinfo.channels = channels;
@@ -81,6 +76,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	sndfile = sf_open(argv[2], SFM_WRITE, &sfinfo);
 	if(sndfile == NULL){ fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open output file!\n"); cleanup(mh); return -2; }
 
+	/* Buffer could be almost any size here, mpg123_outblock() is just some recommendation.
+	   Important, especially for sndfile writing, is that the size is a multiple of sample size. */
+	buffer_size = mpg123_outblock( mh );
+	buffer = malloc( buffer_size );
+
 	do
 	{
 		err = mpg123_read( mh, buffer, buffer_size, &done );