diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index de1c1cbec1..ebd3f642da 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -1370,6 +1370,7 @@ static void make_cover_letter(struct rev_info *rev, int use_separate_file,
 			   encoding, need_8bit_cte);
 	fprintf(rev->diffopt.file, "%s\n", sb.buf);
 
+	free(pp.after_subject);
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 
 	shortlog_init(&log);
diff --git a/log-tree.c b/log-tree.c
index 78e678e0e7..c3e77064e4 100644
--- a/log-tree.c
+++ b/log-tree.c
@@ -470,11 +470,11 @@ void fmt_output_email_subject(struct strbuf *sb, struct rev_info *opt)
 }
 
 void log_write_email_headers(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit,
-			     const char **extra_headers_p,
+			     char **extra_headers_p,
 			     int *need_8bit_cte_p,
 			     int maybe_multipart)
 {
-	const char *extra_headers = opt->extra_headers;
+	char *extra_headers = xstrdup_or_null(opt->extra_headers);
 	const char *name = oid_to_hex(opt->zero_commit ?
 				      null_oid() : &commit->object.oid);
 
@@ -496,12 +496,11 @@ void log_write_email_headers(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit,
 		graph_show_oneline(opt->graph);
 	}
 	if (opt->mime_boundary && maybe_multipart) {
-		static struct strbuf subject_buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
+		struct strbuf subject_buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
 		static struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
 		struct strbuf filename =  STRBUF_INIT;
 		*need_8bit_cte_p = -1; /* NEVER */
 
-		strbuf_reset(&subject_buffer);
 		strbuf_reset(&buffer);
 
 		strbuf_addf(&subject_buffer,
@@ -519,7 +518,8 @@ void log_write_email_headers(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit,
 			 extra_headers ? extra_headers : "",
 			 mime_boundary_leader, opt->mime_boundary,
 			 mime_boundary_leader, opt->mime_boundary);
-		extra_headers = subject_buffer.buf;
+		free(extra_headers);
+		extra_headers = strbuf_detach(&subject_buffer, NULL);
 
 		if (opt->numbered_files)
 			strbuf_addf(&filename, "%d", opt->nr);
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ void show_log(struct rev_info *opt)
 
 	strbuf_release(&msgbuf);
 	free(ctx.notes_message);
+	free(ctx.after_subject);
 
 	if (cmit_fmt_is_mail(ctx.fmt) && opt->idiff_oid1) {
 		struct diff_queue_struct dq;
diff --git a/log-tree.h b/log-tree.h
index 41c776fea5..94978e2c83 100644
--- a/log-tree.h
+++ b/log-tree.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void format_decorations(struct strbuf *sb, const struct commit *commit,
 			int use_color, const struct decoration_options *opts);
 void show_decorations(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit);
 void log_write_email_headers(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit,
-			     const char **extra_headers_p,
+			     char **extra_headers_p,
 			     int *need_8bit_cte_p,
 			     int maybe_multipart);
 void load_ref_decorations(struct decoration_filter *filter, int flags);
diff --git a/pretty.h b/pretty.h
index 021bc1d658..9cc9e5d42b 100644
--- a/pretty.h
+++ b/pretty.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct pretty_print_context {
 	 */
 	enum cmit_fmt fmt;
 	int abbrev;
-	const char *after_subject;
+	char *after_subject;
 	int preserve_subject;
 	struct date_mode date_mode;
 	unsigned date_mode_explicit:1;