static void writeset_free(struct writeset *ws)
 {
        vfree(ws->bits);
+       ws->bits = NULL;
 }
 
 static int setup_on_disk_bitset(struct dm_disk_bitset *info,
 
 static void metadata_close(struct era_metadata *md)
 {
+       writeset_free(&md->writesets[0]);
+       writeset_free(&md->writesets[1]);
        destroy_persistent_data_objects(md);
        kfree(md);
 }
        r = writeset_alloc(&md->writesets[1], *new_size);
        if (r) {
                DMERR("%s: writeset_alloc failed for writeset 1", __func__);
+               writeset_free(&md->writesets[0]);
                return r;
        }
 
                            &value, &md->era_array_root);
        if (r) {
                DMERR("%s: dm_array_resize failed", __func__);
+               writeset_free(&md->writesets[0]);
+               writeset_free(&md->writesets[1]);
                return r;
        }