diff --git a/p2p/discv5/net.go b/p2p/discv5/net.go
index dd2ec3e92..8a548eeb4 100644
--- a/p2p/discv5/net.go
+++ b/p2p/discv5/net.go
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ func (net *Network) loop() {
 		bucketRefreshTimer = time.NewTimer(bucketRefreshInterval)
 		refreshDone        chan struct{} // closed when the 'refresh' lookup has ended
 	)
+	defer refreshTimer.Stop()
+	defer bucketRefreshTimer.Stop()
 
 	// Tracking the next ticket to register.
 	var (
@@ -393,11 +395,13 @@ func (net *Network) loop() {
 		searchInfo                = make(map[Topic]topicSearchInfo)
 		activeSearchCount         int
 	)
+	defer topicRegisterLookupTick.Stop()
 	topicSearchLookupDone := make(chan topicSearchResult, 100)
 	topicSearch := make(chan Topic, 100)
 	<-topicRegisterLookupTick.C
 
 	statsDump := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Second)
+	defer statsDump.Stop()
 
 loop:
 	for {