diff --git a/archive.c b/archive.c
index 81ff76fce99..f2a8756d84f 100644
--- a/archive.c
+++ b/archive.c
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ int write_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 
 	string_list_clear_func(&args.extra_files, extra_file_info_clear);
 	free(args.refname);
+	clear_pathspec(&args.pathspec);
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
index b2701a28158..b15eab328b7 100644
--- a/builtin/clean.c
+++ b/builtin/clean.c
@@ -1092,5 +1092,6 @@ int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	string_list_clear(&del_list, 0);
 	string_list_clear(&exclude_list, 0);
+	clear_pathspec(&pathspec);
 	return (errors != 0);
 }
diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index fea20a9ba0b..e9c10618cd3 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (reset_type != NONE)
 			die(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--patch", "--{hard,mixed,soft}");
 		trace2_cmd_mode("patch-interactive");
-		return run_add_interactive(rev, "--patch=reset", &pathspec);
+		update_ref_status = run_add_interactive(rev, "--patch=reset", &pathspec);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* git reset tree [--] paths... can be used to
@@ -439,8 +440,10 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				       LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 		if (reset_type == MIXED) {
 			int flags = quiet ? REFRESH_QUIET : REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN;
-			if (read_from_tree(&pathspec, &oid, intent_to_add))
-				return 1;
+			if (read_from_tree(&pathspec, &oid, intent_to_add)) {
+				update_ref_status = 1;
+				goto cleanup;
+			}
 			the_index.updated_skipworktree = 1;
 			if (!no_refresh && get_git_work_tree()) {
 				uint64_t t_begin, t_delta_in_ms;
@@ -488,5 +491,7 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	discard_index(&the_index);
 
+cleanup:
+	clear_pathspec(&pathspec);
 	return update_ref_status;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/stash.c b/builtin/stash.c
index 839569a9803..71a4ee6b1a5 100644
--- a/builtin/stash.c
+++ b/builtin/stash.c
@@ -1727,6 +1727,7 @@ static int push_stash(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 		OPT_PATHSPEC_FILE_NUL(&pathspec_file_nul),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
+	int ret;
 
 	if (argc) {
 		force_assume = !strcmp(argv[0], "-p");
@@ -1766,8 +1767,10 @@ static int push_stash(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 		die(_("the option '%s' requires '%s'"), "--pathspec-file-nul", "--pathspec-from-file");
 	}
 
-	return do_push_stash(&ps, stash_msg, quiet, keep_index, patch_mode,
-			     include_untracked, only_staged);
+	ret = do_push_stash(&ps, stash_msg, quiet, keep_index, patch_mode,
+			    include_untracked, only_staged);
+	clear_pathspec(&ps);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int push_stash_unassumed(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
diff --git a/t/t5001-archive-attr.sh b/t/t5001-archive-attr.sh
index 2f6eef5e372..04d300eeda7 100755
--- a/t/t5001-archive-attr.sh
+++ b/t/t5001-archive-attr.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 test_description='git archive attribute tests'
 
 TEST_CREATE_REPO_NO_TEMPLATE=1
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 SUBSTFORMAT='%H (%h)%n'
diff --git a/t/t5004-archive-corner-cases.sh b/t/t5004-archive-corner-cases.sh
index ae508e21623..9f2c6da80e8 100755
--- a/t/t5004-archive-corner-cases.sh
+++ b/t/t5004-archive-corner-cases.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test_description='test corner cases of git-archive'
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 # the 10knuls.tar file is used to test for an empty git generated tar
diff --git a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
index fc2a6cf5c7a..9b46da7aaa7 100755
--- a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test_description='git reset --patch'
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./lib-patch-mode.sh
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'setup' '
diff --git a/t/t7106-reset-unborn-branch.sh b/t/t7106-reset-unborn-branch.sh
index ecb85c3b823..a0b67a0b843 100755
--- a/t/t7106-reset-unborn-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t7106-reset-unborn-branch.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test_description='git reset should work on unborn branch'
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
diff --git a/t/t7107-reset-pathspec-file.sh b/t/t7107-reset-pathspec-file.sh
index 523efbecde1..af5ea406db3 100755
--- a/t/t7107-reset-pathspec-file.sh
+++ b/t/t7107-reset-pathspec-file.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='reset --pathspec-from-file'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_tick
diff --git a/t/t7301-clean-interactive.sh b/t/t7301-clean-interactive.sh
index a07e8b86de2..d82a3210a1d 100755
--- a/t/t7301-clean-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t7301-clean-interactive.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='git clean -i basic tests'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-terminal.sh
 
