diff --git a/src/operators/resize-bilinear-nhwc.c b/src/operators/resize-bilinear-nhwc.c
index 69eb3d26792..e14fbb4256d 100644
--- a/src/operators/resize-bilinear-nhwc.c
+++ b/src/operators/resize-bilinear-nhwc.c
@@ -34,38 +34,33 @@ static enum xnn_status create_resize_bilinear2d_nhwc(
     xnn_operator_t* resize_op_out)
 {
   xnn_operator_t resize_op = NULL;
-  enum xnn_status status = xnn_status_uninitialized;
 
   if ((xnn_params.init_flags & XNN_INIT_FLAG_XNNPACK) == 0) {
     xnn_log_error("failed to create %s operator: XNNPACK is not initialized",
       xnn_operator_type_to_string(operator_type));
-    goto error;
+    return xnn_status_uninitialized;
   }
 
-  status = xnn_status_invalid_parameter;
-
   if (output_width == 0 || output_height == 0) {
     xnn_log_error(
       "failed to reshape %s operator with %zux%zu output: output dimensions must be non-zero",
-      xnn_operator_type_to_string(resize_op->type), output_width, output_height);
+      xnn_operator_type_to_string(operator_type), output_width, output_height);
     return xnn_status_invalid_parameter;
   }
 
   if (max(output_width, output_height) >= 16777216) {
     xnn_log_error(
       "failed to reshape %s operator with %zux%zu output: output dimensions must be below 2**24",
-      xnn_operator_type_to_string(resize_op->type), output_width, output_height);
+      xnn_operator_type_to_string(operator_type), output_width, output_height);
     return xnn_status_unsupported_parameter;
   }
 
-  status = xnn_status_out_of_memory;
-
   resize_op = xnn_allocate_zero_simd_memory(sizeof(struct xnn_operator));
   if (resize_op == NULL) {
     xnn_log_error(
       "failed to allocate %zu bytes for %s operator descriptor",
       sizeof(struct xnn_operator), xnn_operator_type_to_string(operator_type));
-    goto error;
+    return xnn_status_out_of_memory;
   }
 
   resize_op->output_height = output_height;
@@ -79,10 +74,6 @@ static enum xnn_status create_resize_bilinear2d_nhwc(
 
   *resize_op_out = resize_op;
   return xnn_status_success;
-
-error:
-  xnn_delete_operator(resize_op);
-  return status;
 }
 
 enum xnn_status xnn_create_resize_bilinear2d_nhwc_f16(
diff --git a/src/runtime.c b/src/runtime.c
index 3576b773c51..bd7e889a455 100644
--- a/src/runtime.c
+++ b/src/runtime.c
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ enum xnn_status xnn_create_weights_cache_with_size(size_t size, xnn_weights_cach
   return xnn_status_success;
 
 error:
-  xnn_internal_release_weights_cache(cache_provider->context);
+  if (cache_provider != NULL) {
+    xnn_internal_release_weights_cache(cache_provider->context);
+  }
   return status;
 }