diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_utils.c b/tools/iio/iio_utils.c
index d66b18c54606..48360994c2a1 100644
--- a/tools/iio/iio_utils.c
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_utils.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ int iioutils_get_param_float(float *output, const char *param_name,
 			if (fscanf(sysfsfp, "%f", output) != 1)
 				ret = errno ? -errno : -ENODATA;
 
+			fclose(sysfsfp);
 			break;
 		}
 error_free_filename:
@@ -342,9 +343,9 @@ int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
 			}
 
 			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
+			free(filename);
 			if (!sysfsfp) {
 				ret = -errno;
-				free(filename);
 				goto error_close_dir;
 			}
 
@@ -354,7 +355,6 @@ int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
 				if (fclose(sysfsfp))
 					perror("build_channel_array(): Failed to close file");
 
-				free(filename);
 				goto error_close_dir;
 			}
 			if (ret == 1)
@@ -362,11 +362,9 @@ int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
 
 			if (fclose(sysfsfp)) {
 				ret = -errno;
-				free(filename);
 				goto error_close_dir;
 			}
 
-			free(filename);
 		}
 
 	*ci_array = malloc(sizeof(**ci_array) * (*counter));
@@ -392,9 +390,9 @@ int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
 			}
 
 			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
+			free(filename);
 			if (!sysfsfp) {
 				ret = -errno;
-				free(filename);
 				count--;
 				goto error_cleanup_array;
 			}
@@ -402,20 +400,17 @@ int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
 			errno = 0;
 			if (fscanf(sysfsfp, "%i", &current_enabled) != 1) {
 				ret = errno ? -errno : -ENODATA;
-				free(filename);
 				count--;
 				goto error_cleanup_array;
 			}
 
 			if (fclose(sysfsfp)) {
 				ret = -errno;
-				free(filename);
 				count--;
 				goto error_cleanup_array;
 			}
 
 			if (!current_enabled) {
-				free(filename);
 				count--;
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -426,7 +421,6 @@ int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
 						strlen(ent->d_name) -
 						strlen("_en"));
 			if (!current->name) {
-				free(filename);
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				count--;
 				goto error_cleanup_array;
@@ -436,7 +430,6 @@ int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
 			ret = iioutils_break_up_name(current->name,
 						     &current->generic_name);
 			if (ret) {
-				free(filename);
 				free(current->name);
 				count--;
 				goto error_cleanup_array;
@@ -447,17 +440,16 @@ int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
 				       scan_el_dir,
 				       current->name);
 			if (ret < 0) {
-				free(filename);
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				goto error_cleanup_array;
 			}
 
 			sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
+			free(filename);
 			if (!sysfsfp) {
 				ret = -errno;
-				fprintf(stderr, "failed to open %s\n",
-					filename);
-				free(filename);
+				fprintf(stderr, "failed to open %s/%s_index\n",
+					scan_el_dir, current->name);
 				goto error_cleanup_array;
 			}
 
@@ -467,17 +459,14 @@ int build_channel_array(const char *device_dir,
 				if (fclose(sysfsfp))
 					perror("build_channel_array(): Failed to close file");
 
-				free(filename);
 				goto error_cleanup_array;
 			}
 
 			if (fclose(sysfsfp)) {
 				ret = -errno;
-				free(filename);
 				goto error_cleanup_array;
 			}
 
-			free(filename);
 			/* Find the scale */
 			ret = iioutils_get_param_float(&current->scale,
 						       "scale",