diff --git a/interface/zimatcopy.c b/interface/zimatcopy.c
index e73aa3d62..913cf8a71 100644
--- a/interface/zimatcopy.c
+++ b/interface/zimatcopy.c
@@ -192,21 +192,29 @@ void CNAME( enum CBLAS_ORDER CORDER, enum CBLAS_TRANSPOSE CTRANS, blasint crows,
 		{
 	  		OMATCOPY_K_CN(*rows, *cols, alpha[0], alpha[1], a, *lda, b, *ldb );
 	  		OMATCOPY_K_CN(*rows, *cols, (FLOAT) 1.0, (FLOAT) 0.0 , b, *ldb, a, *ldb );
+			free(b);
+			return;
 		}
 		if ( trans == BlasConj )
 		{
 			OMATCOPY_K_CNC(*rows, *cols, alpha[0], alpha[1], a, *lda, b, *ldb );
 	  		OMATCOPY_K_CN(*rows, *cols, (FLOAT) 1.0, (FLOAT) 0.0 , b, *ldb, a, *ldb );
+			free(b);
+			return;
 		}
 		if ( trans == BlasTrans )
 		{
 			OMATCOPY_K_CT(*rows, *cols, alpha[0], alpha[1], a, *lda, b, *ldb );
 	  		OMATCOPY_K_CN(*rows, *cols, (FLOAT) 1.0, (FLOAT) 0.0 , b, *ldb, a, *ldb );
+			free(b);
+			return;
 		}
 		if ( trans == BlasTransConj )
 		{
 			OMATCOPY_K_CTC(*rows, *cols, alpha[0], alpha[1], a, *lda, b, *ldb );
 	  		OMATCOPY_K_CN(*rows, *cols, (FLOAT) 1.0, (FLOAT) 0.0 , b, *ldb, a, *ldb );
+			free(b);
+			return;
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -217,25 +225,33 @@ void CNAME( enum CBLAS_ORDER CORDER, enum CBLAS_TRANSPOSE CTRANS, blasint crows,
 		{
 			OMATCOPY_K_RN(*rows, *cols, alpha[0], alpha[1], a, *lda, b, *ldb );
 	  		OMATCOPY_K_RN(*rows, *cols, (FLOAT) 1.0, (FLOAT) 0.0 , b, *ldb, a, *ldb );
+			free(b);
+			return;
 		}
 		if ( trans == BlasConj )
 		{
 			OMATCOPY_K_RNC(*rows, *cols, alpha[0], alpha[1], a, *lda, b, *ldb );
 	  		OMATCOPY_K_RN(*rows, *cols, (FLOAT) 1.0, (FLOAT) 0.0 , b, *ldb, a, *ldb );
+			free(b);
+			return;
 		}
 		if ( trans == BlasTrans )
 		{
 			OMATCOPY_K_RT(*rows, *cols, alpha[0], alpha[1], a, *lda, b, *ldb );
 	  		OMATCOPY_K_RN(*rows, *cols, (FLOAT) 1.0, (FLOAT) 0.0 , b, *ldb, a, *ldb );
+			free(b);
+			return;
 		}
 		if ( trans == BlasTransConj )
 		{
 			OMATCOPY_K_RTC(*rows, *cols, alpha[0], alpha[1], a, *lda, b, *ldb );
 	  		OMATCOPY_K_RN(*rows, *cols, (FLOAT) 1.0, (FLOAT) 0.0 , b, *ldb, a, *ldb );
+			free(b);
+			return;
 		}
 
 	}
-	free(b);
+	free(b)
 	return;
 
 }