diff --git a/g10/getkey.c b/g10/getkey.c
index b111376c9..f0132bb08 100644
--- a/g10/getkey.c
+++ b/g10/getkey.c
@@ -3142,7 +3142,7 @@ buf_to_sig (const byte * buf, size_t len)
 
   if (parse_signature (iobuf, PKT_SIGNATURE, len, sig) != 0)
     {
-      xfree (sig);
+      free_seckey_enc (sig);
       sig = NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/g10/gpgcompose.c b/g10/gpgcompose.c
index 094bc7614..b3f7ecdce 100644
--- a/g10/gpgcompose.c
+++ b/g10/gpgcompose.c
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ signature (const char *option, int argc, char *argv[], void *cookie)
   debug ("Wrote signature packet:\n");
   dump_component (&pkt);
 
-  xfree (sig);
+  free_seckey_enc (sig);
   release_kbnode (si.issuer_kb);
   xfree (si.revocation_key);
 
diff --git a/g10/sign.c b/g10/sign.c
index df71ccce1..581a08f5b 100644
--- a/g10/sign.c
+++ b/g10/sign.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ write_signature_packets (ctrl_t ctrl,
                        gpg_strerror (rc));
 	}
       else
-        xfree (sig);
+        free_seckey_enc (sig);
 
       if (rc)
         return rc;