diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.c
index 3d5a01640..a9abd882d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.c
@@ -1060,10 +1060,8 @@ int wpas_dbus_register_network(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 {
 	struct wpas_dbus_priv *ctrl_iface;
 	struct wpa_dbus_object_desc *obj_desc;
-
 	struct network_handler_args *arg = NULL;
-
-	char *net_obj_path;
+	char net_obj_path[WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX];
 
 	/* Do nothing if the control interface is not turned on */
 	if (wpa_s == NULL || wpa_s->global == NULL)
@@ -1072,9 +1070,6 @@ int wpas_dbus_register_network(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	if (ctrl_iface == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	net_obj_path = os_zalloc(WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX);
-	if (net_obj_path == NULL)
-		return -1;
 	os_snprintf(net_obj_path, WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX,
 		    "%s/" WPAS_DBUS_NEW_NETWORKS_PART "/%u",
 		    wpa_s->dbus_new_path, ssid->id);
@@ -1109,11 +1104,9 @@ int wpas_dbus_register_network(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 
 	wpas_dbus_signal_network_added(wpa_s, ssid->id);
 
-	os_free(net_obj_path);
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	os_free(net_obj_path);
 	os_free(obj_desc);
 	os_free(arg);
 	return -1;
@@ -1131,7 +1124,7 @@ err:
 int wpas_dbus_unregister_network(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, int nid)
 {
 	struct wpas_dbus_priv *ctrl_iface;
-	char *net_obj_path;
+	char net_obj_path[WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX];
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Do nothing if the control interface is not turned on */
@@ -1141,9 +1134,6 @@ int wpas_dbus_unregister_network(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, int nid)
 	if (ctrl_iface == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	net_obj_path = os_zalloc(WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX);
-	if (net_obj_path == NULL)
-		return -1;
 	os_snprintf(net_obj_path, WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX,
 		    "%s/" WPAS_DBUS_NEW_NETWORKS_PART "/%u",
 		    wpa_s->dbus_new_path, nid);
@@ -1155,7 +1145,6 @@ int wpas_dbus_unregister_network(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, int nid)
 	if (!ret)
 		wpas_dbus_signal_network_removed(wpa_s, nid);
 
-	os_free(net_obj_path);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1239,7 +1228,7 @@ int wpas_dbus_unregister_bss(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 			     u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN], unsigned int id)
 {
 	struct wpas_dbus_priv *ctrl_iface;
-	char *bss_obj_path;
+	char bss_obj_path[WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX];
 
 	/* Do nothing if the control interface is not turned on */
 	if (wpa_s == NULL || wpa_s->global == NULL)
@@ -1248,10 +1237,6 @@ int wpas_dbus_unregister_bss(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	if (ctrl_iface == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	bss_obj_path = os_zalloc(WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX);
-	if (bss_obj_path == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
 	os_snprintf(bss_obj_path, WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX,
 		    "%s/" WPAS_DBUS_NEW_BSSIDS_PART "/%u",
 		    wpa_s->dbus_new_path, id);
@@ -1259,16 +1244,13 @@ int wpas_dbus_unregister_bss(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "dbus: Unregister BSS object '%s'",
 		   bss_obj_path);
 	if (wpa_dbus_unregister_object_per_iface(ctrl_iface, bss_obj_path)) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
-			   "Cannot unregister BSSID dbus object %s.",
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "dbus: Cannot unregister BSS object %s",
 			   bss_obj_path);
-		os_free(bss_obj_path);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	wpas_dbus_signal_bss_removed(wpa_s, bss_obj_path);
 
-	os_free(bss_obj_path);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1287,8 +1269,7 @@ int wpas_dbus_register_bss(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 {
 	struct wpas_dbus_priv *ctrl_iface;
 	struct wpa_dbus_object_desc *obj_desc;
-	char *bss_obj_path;
-
+	char bss_obj_path[WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX];
 	struct bss_handler_args *arg = NULL;
 
 	/* Do nothing if the control interface is not turned on */
@@ -1298,10 +1279,6 @@ int wpas_dbus_register_bss(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	if (ctrl_iface == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	bss_obj_path = os_zalloc(WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX);
-	if (bss_obj_path == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
 	os_snprintf(bss_obj_path, WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX,
 		    "%s/" WPAS_DBUS_NEW_BSSIDS_PART "/%u",
 		    wpa_s->dbus_new_path, id);
@@ -1338,11 +1315,9 @@ int wpas_dbus_register_bss(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 
 	wpas_dbus_signal_bss_added(wpa_s, bss_obj_path);
 
-	os_free(bss_obj_path);
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	os_free(bss_obj_path);
 	os_free(obj_desc);
 	os_free(arg);
 	return -1;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
index 315caec45..cbb52f641 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
@@ -1300,14 +1300,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_add_network(DBusMessage *message,
 	DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
 	DBusMessageIter	iter;
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid = NULL;
-	char *path = NULL;
-
-	path = os_zalloc(WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX);
-	if (path == NULL) {
-		reply = dbus_message_new_error(message, DBUS_ERROR_NO_MEMORY,
-					       NULL);
-		goto err;
-	}
+	char path_buf[WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX], *path = path_buf;
 
 	dbus_message_iter_init(message, &iter);
 
@@ -1352,7 +1345,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_handler_add_network(DBusMessage *message,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	os_free(path);
 	return reply;
 
 err:
@@ -1360,7 +1352,6 @@ err:
 		wpas_notify_network_removed(wpa_s, ssid);
 		wpa_config_remove_network(wpa_s->conf, ssid->id);
 	}
-	os_free(path);
 	return reply;
 }
 
@@ -2084,12 +2075,8 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_driver(DBusMessage *message,
 DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_current_bss(DBusMessage *message,
 					   struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
-	DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
-	char *bss_obj_path = os_zalloc(WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX);
-
-	if (bss_obj_path == NULL)
-		return dbus_message_new_error(message, DBUS_ERROR_NO_MEMORY,
-					      NULL);
+	DBusMessage *reply;
+	char path_buf[WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX], *bss_obj_path = path_buf;
 
 	if (wpa_s->current_bss)
 		os_snprintf(bss_obj_path, WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX,
@@ -2102,7 +2089,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_current_bss(DBusMessage *message,
 						 DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH,
 						 &bss_obj_path);
 
-	os_free(bss_obj_path);
 	return reply;
 }
 
@@ -2119,12 +2105,8 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_current_bss(DBusMessage *message,
 DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_current_network(DBusMessage *message,
 					       struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
-	DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
-	char *net_obj_path = os_zalloc(WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX);
-
-	if (net_obj_path == NULL)
-		return dbus_message_new_error(message, DBUS_ERROR_NO_MEMORY,
-					      NULL);
+	DBusMessage *reply;
+	char path_buf[WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX], *net_obj_path = path_buf;
 
 	if (wpa_s->current_ssid)
 		os_snprintf(net_obj_path, WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX,
@@ -2137,7 +2119,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_current_network(DBusMessage *message,
 						 DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH,
 						 &net_obj_path);
 
-	os_free(net_obj_path);
 	return reply;
 }
 
@@ -2211,7 +2192,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_getter_bsss(DBusMessage *message,
 						       paths, wpa_s->num_bss);
 
 out:
-	while(i)
+	while (i)
 		os_free(paths[--i]);
 	os_free(paths);
 	return reply;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_old_handlers.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_old_handlers.c
index f9d3bcdd6..8e1f7b0a2 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_old_handlers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_old_handlers.c
@@ -787,14 +787,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_iface_add_network(DBusMessage *message,
 {
 	DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
-	char *path = NULL;
-
-	path = os_zalloc(WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX);
-	if (path == NULL) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "dbus: Not enough memory to send scan "
-			   "results signal");
-		goto out;
-	}
+	char path_buf[WPAS_DBUS_OBJECT_PATH_MAX], *path = path_buf;
 
 	ssid = wpa_config_add_network(wpa_s->conf);
 	if (ssid == NULL) {
@@ -818,7 +811,6 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_iface_add_network(DBusMessage *message,
 				 &path, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
 
 out:
-	os_free(path);
 	return reply;
 }