diff --git a/Examine.c b/Examine.c
index f0e98f9..3d0ea8a 100644
--- a/Examine.c
+++ b/Examine.c
@@ -114,10 +114,8 @@ int Examine(mddev_dev_t devlist, int brief, int export, int scan,
 				ap->st = st;
 				arrays = ap;
 				st->ss->getinfo_super(st, &ap->info);
-			} else {
+			} else
 				st->ss->getinfo_super(st, &ap->info);
-				st->ss->free_super(st);
-			}
 			if (!(ap->info.disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_SYNC)))
 				ap->spares++;
 			d = dl_strdup(devlist->devname);
diff --git a/super-ddf.c b/super-ddf.c
index 517a586..8153924 100644
--- a/super-ddf.c
+++ b/super-ddf.c
@@ -762,6 +762,9 @@ static int load_ddf_local(int fd, struct ddf_super *super,
 static int load_super_ddf_all(struct supertype *st, int fd,
 			      void **sbp, char *devname, int keep_fd);
 #endif
+
+static void free_super_ddf(struct supertype *st);
+
 static int load_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int fd,
 			  char *devname)
 {
@@ -798,6 +801,8 @@ static int load_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int fd,
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	free_super_ddf(st);
+
 	if (posix_memalign((void**)&super, 512, sizeof(*super))!= 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, Name ": malloc of %zu failed.\n",
 			sizeof(*super));
diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
index 24827d0..7b04a79 100644
--- a/super-intel.c
+++ b/super-intel.c
@@ -2196,6 +2196,8 @@ static int load_super_imsm(struct supertype *st, int fd, char *devname)
 		return 0;
 #endif
 
+	free_super_imsm(st);
+
 	super = alloc_super(0);
 	if (!super) {
 		fprintf(stderr,