diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
index fca4a8cf27..3b5650adb6 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
@@ -1038,12 +1038,15 @@ int fat_exists(const char *filename)
 	int ret;
 
 	itr = malloc_cache_aligned(sizeof(fat_itr));
+	if (!itr)
+		return 0;
 	ret = fat_itr_root(itr, &fsdata);
 	if (ret)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	ret = fat_itr_resolve(itr, filename, TYPE_ANY);
 	free(fsdata.fatbuf);
+out:
 	free(itr);
 	return ret == 0;
 }
@@ -1055,9 +1058,11 @@ int fat_size(const char *filename, loff_t *size)
 	int ret;
 
 	itr = malloc_cache_aligned(sizeof(fat_itr));
+	if (!itr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	ret = fat_itr_root(itr, &fsdata);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto out_free_itr;
 
 	ret = fat_itr_resolve(itr, filename, TYPE_FILE);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1071,12 +1076,13 @@ int fat_size(const char *filename, loff_t *size)
 			*size = 0;
 			ret = 0;
 		}
-		goto out;
+		goto out_free_both;
 	}
 
 	*size = FAT2CPU32(itr->dent->size);
+out_free_both:
 	free(fsdata.fatbuf);
-out:
+out_free_itr:
 	free(itr);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1089,19 +1095,22 @@ int file_fat_read_at(const char *filename, loff_t pos, void *buffer,
 	int ret;
 
 	itr = malloc_cache_aligned(sizeof(fat_itr));
+	if (!itr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	ret = fat_itr_root(itr, &fsdata);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto out_free_itr;
 
 	ret = fat_itr_resolve(itr, filename, TYPE_FILE);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_free_both;
 
 	printf("reading %s\n", filename);
 	ret = get_contents(&fsdata, itr->dent, pos, buffer, maxsize, actread);
 
-out:
+out_free_both:
 	free(fsdata.fatbuf);
+out_free_itr:
 	free(itr);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1147,17 +1156,18 @@ int fat_opendir(const char *filename, struct fs_dir_stream **dirsp)
 
 	ret = fat_itr_root(&dir->itr, &dir->fsdata);
 	if (ret)
-		goto fail;
+		goto fail_free_dir;
 
 	ret = fat_itr_resolve(&dir->itr, filename, TYPE_DIR);
 	if (ret)
-		goto fail;
+		goto fail_free_both;
 
 	*dirsp = (struct fs_dir_stream *)dir;
 	return 0;
 
-fail:
+fail_free_both:
 	free(dir->fsdata.fatbuf);
+fail_free_dir:
 	free(dir);
 	return ret;
 }