1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
index a43e7a8d2a..861ac8cc1b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ void set_option_to(void *to, int type, String name, Object value, Error *err)
 
     char *val = xstrndup(value.data.string.data, value.data.string.size);
     set_option_value_for(key, 0, val, opt_flags, type, to, err);
+    free(val);
   }
 
 cleanup:
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ tabpage_T * find_tab(Tabpage tabpage, Error *err)
 
 String cstr_to_string(const char *str) {
     if (str == NULL) {
-        return (String) { .data = NULL, .size = 0 };
+        return (String) STRING_INIT;
     }
 
     size_t len = strlen(str);