diff --git a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
index 924438bcc2..a08f27ce2e 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void cpu_openrisc_load_kernel(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         }
 
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            qemu_log("QEMU: couldn't load the kernel '%s'\n",
+            fprintf(stderr, "QEMU: couldn't load the kernel '%s'\n",
                     kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static void openrisc_sim_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
     ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
     const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
     const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
-   OpenRISCCPU *cpu = NULL;
+    OpenRISCCPU *cpu = NULL;
     MemoryRegion *ram;
     int n;
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void openrisc_sim_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
     for (n = 0; n < smp_cpus; n++) {
         cpu = cpu_openrisc_init(cpu_model);
         if (cpu == NULL) {
-            qemu_log("Unable to find CPU definition!\n");
+            fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition!\n");
             exit(1);
         }
         qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, cpu);
diff --git a/target-openrisc/cpu.c b/target-openrisc/cpu.c
index 3da5a7a8b1..7718820ecc 100644
--- a/target-openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target-openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static ObjectClass *openrisc_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 
     typename = g_strdup_printf("%s-" TYPE_OPENRISC_CPU, cpu_model);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
+    g_free(typename);
     if (oc != NULL && (!object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_OPENRISC_CPU) ||
                        object_class_is_abstract(oc))) {
         return NULL;