diff --git a/library/entropy.c b/library/entropy.c
index cdbd35c..f68d686 100644
--- a/library/entropy.c
+++ b/library/entropy.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
         if( ( ret = ctx->source[i].f_source( ctx->source[i].p_source,
                         buf, MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_MAX_GATHER, &olen ) ) != 0 )
         {
-            return( ret );
+            goto cleanup;
         }
 
         /*
@@ -236,9 +236,12 @@
     }
 
     if( have_one_strong == 0 )
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_ENTROPY_NO_STRONG_SOURCE );
+        ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ENTROPY_NO_STRONG_SOURCE;
 
-    return( 0 );
+cleanup:
+    mbedtls_zeroize( buf, sizeof( buf ) );
+
+    return( ret );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -338,6 +341,8 @@
     ret = 0;
 
 exit:
+    mbedtls_zeroize( buf, sizeof( buf ) );
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_THREADING_C)
     if( mbedtls_mutex_unlock( &ctx->mutex ) != 0 )
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_THREADING_MUTEX_ERROR );
@@ -368,12 +373,15 @@
     ret = 0;
 
 exit:
+    mbedtls_zeroize( buf, sizeof( buf ) );
+
     fclose( f );
     return( ret );
 }
 
 int mbedtls_entropy_update_seed_file( mbedtls_entropy_context *ctx, const char *path )
 {
+    int ret = 0;
     FILE *f;
     size_t n;
     unsigned char buf[ MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_MAX_SEED_SIZE ];
@@ -389,14 +397,16 @@
         n = MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_MAX_SEED_SIZE;
 
     if( fread( buf, 1, n, f ) != n )
-    {
-        fclose( f );
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_ENTROPY_FILE_IO_ERROR );
-    }
+        ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ENTROPY_FILE_IO_ERROR;
+    else
+        ret = mbedtls_entropy_update_manual( ctx, buf, n );
 
     fclose( f );
 
-    mbedtls_entropy_update_manual( ctx, buf, n );
+    mbedtls_zeroize( buf, sizeof( buf ) );
+
+    if( ret != 0 )
+        return( ret );
 
     return( mbedtls_entropy_write_seed_file( ctx, path ) );
 }