diff --git a/media/libstagefright/codecs/m4v_h263/dec/src/pvdec_api.cpp b/media/libstagefright/codecs/m4v_h263/dec/src/pvdec_api.cpp
index 8d5d071..75ca846 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/codecs/m4v_h263/dec/src/pvdec_api.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/codecs/m4v_h263/dec/src/pvdec_api.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 #else
         if ((size_t)nLayers > SIZE_MAX / sizeof(Vol *)) {
             status = PV_FALSE;
+            oscl_free(video);
             goto fail;
         }
 
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@
         if (video->vol == NULL) status = PV_FALSE;
         video->memoryUsage += nLayers * sizeof(Vol *);
 
-
+        /* be sure not to leak any previous state */
+        PVCleanUpVideoDecoder(decCtrl);
         /* we need to setup this pointer for the application to */
         /*    pass it around.                                   */
         decCtrl->videoDecoderData = (void *) video;
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/foundation/AString.cpp b/media/libstagefright/foundation/AString.cpp
index 04fac19..c6ef75f 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/foundation/AString.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/foundation/AString.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 namespace android {
 
 // static
-const char *AString::kEmptyString = "";
+constexpr const char *AString::kEmptyString;
 
 AString::AString()
     : mData((char *)kEmptyString),
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/foundation/include/media/stagefright/foundation/AString.h b/media/libstagefright/foundation/include/media/stagefright/foundation/AString.h
index ff086b3..0f6299c 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/foundation/include/media/stagefright/foundation/AString.h
+++ b/media/libstagefright/foundation/include/media/stagefright/foundation/AString.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     status_t writeToParcel(Parcel *parcel) const;
 
 private:
-    static const char *kEmptyString;
+    constexpr static const char *kEmptyString = "";
 
     char *mData;
     size_t mSize;