diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 6ea7e8ff5..2d10fa3dd 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -2261,6 +2261,8 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 
 	do
 	{
+		InitGlobalSymbols();
+
 		if (restart)
 		{
 			C_InitConsole(SCREENWIDTH, SCREENHEIGHT, false);
diff --git a/src/dobjtype.cpp b/src/dobjtype.cpp
index f7623f84d..d930256f6 100644
--- a/src/dobjtype.cpp
+++ b/src/dobjtype.cpp
@@ -517,8 +517,18 @@ void PType::StaticInit()
 	TypeTable.AddType(TypeState = new PStatePointer);
 	TypeTable.AddType(TypeFixed = new PFixed);
 	TypeTable.AddType(TypeAngle = new PAngle);
+}
 
+void ReleaseGlobalSymbols()
+{
+	GlobalSymbols.ReleaseSymbols();
+}
+
+void InitGlobalSymbols()
+{
 	// Add types to the global symbol table.
+	atterm(ReleaseGlobalSymbols);
+	GlobalSymbols.ReleaseSymbols();
 	GlobalSymbols.AddSymbol(new PSymbolType(NAME_sByte, TypeSInt8));
 	GlobalSymbols.AddSymbol(new PSymbolType(NAME_Byte, TypeUInt8));
 	GlobalSymbols.AddSymbol(new PSymbolType(NAME_Short, TypeSInt16));
diff --git a/src/dobjtype.h b/src/dobjtype.h
index 92917f7ec..ff34a4b8f 100644
--- a/src/dobjtype.h
+++ b/src/dobjtype.h
@@ -801,4 +801,6 @@ public:
 	PSymbolConstString() {}
 };
 
+void InitGlobalSymbols();
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_states.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_states.cpp
index fedfd924e..4696b7e57 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_states.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_states.cpp
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ FxVMFunctionCall *DoActionSpecials(FScanner &sc, FState & state, Baggage &bag)
 	int min_args, max_args;
 	FString specname = sc.String;
 
-	FArgumentList *args = new FArgumentList;
 	int special = P_FindLineSpecial(sc.String, &min_args, &max_args);
 
 	if (special > 0 && min_args >= 0)
 	{
+		FArgumentList *args = new FArgumentList;
 		args->Push(new FxParameter(new FxConstant(special, sc)));
 		i = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/win32/i_main.cpp b/src/win32/i_main.cpp
index 668c74f95..1404fc465 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_main.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_main.cpp
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE nothing, LPSTR cmdline, int n
 	_CrtSetDbgFlag (_CrtSetDbgFlag(0) | _CRTDBG_LEAK_CHECK_DF);
 
 	// Use this to break at a specific allocation number.
-	//_crtBreakAlloc = 18800;
+	_crtBreakAlloc = 22884;
 #endif
 
 	DoMain (hInstance);
diff --git a/src/win32/i_rawps2.cpp b/src/win32/i_rawps2.cpp
index 84fb605c6..0ca314504 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_rawps2.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_rawps2.cpp
@@ -1293,6 +1293,10 @@ void I_StartupRawPS2()
 			{
 				JoyDevices[INPUT_RawPS2] = joys;
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				delete joys;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/win32/i_xinput.cpp b/src/win32/i_xinput.cpp
index 5a02d7af4..cc1dce6ee 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_xinput.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_xinput.cpp
@@ -783,6 +783,10 @@ void I_StartupXInput()
 			{
 				JoyDevices[INPUT_XInput] = joys;
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				delete joys;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }