diff --git a/submodule-config.c b/submodule-config.c
index 11428b4ada..ec45ea67b9 100644
--- a/submodule-config.c
+++ b/submodule-config.c
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ static void free_one_config(struct submodule_entry *entry)
 	free((void *) entry->config->path);
 	free((void *) entry->config->name);
 	free((void *) entry->config->branch);
+	free((void *) entry->config->url);
+	free((void *) entry->config->ignore);
 	free((void *) entry->config->update_strategy.command);
 	free(entry->config);
 }
diff --git a/t/t1013-read-tree-submodule.sh b/t/t1013-read-tree-submodule.sh
index bfc90d4cf2..cf8b94ebed 100755
--- a/t/t1013-read-tree-submodule.sh
+++ b/t/t1013-read-tree-submodule.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='read-tree can handle submodules'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-submodule-update.sh
 
diff --git a/t/t2013-checkout-submodule.sh b/t/t2013-checkout-submodule.sh
index b2bdd1fcb4..3c1d663d94 100755
--- a/t/t2013-checkout-submodule.sh
+++ b/t/t2013-checkout-submodule.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='checkout can handle submodules'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-submodule-update.sh
 
diff --git a/t/t3007-ls-files-recurse-submodules.sh b/t/t3007-ls-files-recurse-submodules.sh
index 61771eec83..f04bdc8c78 100755
--- a/t/t3007-ls-files-recurse-submodules.sh
+++ b/t/t3007-ls-files-recurse-submodules.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This test verifies the recurse-submodules feature correctly lists files from
 submodules.
 '
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'setup directory structure and submodules' '
diff --git a/t/t7112-reset-submodule.sh b/t/t7112-reset-submodule.sh
index a3e2413bc3..b0d3d93b0b 100755
--- a/t/t7112-reset-submodule.sh
+++ b/t/t7112-reset-submodule.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='reset can handle submodules'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-submodule-update.sh