diff --git a/ci-scripts/cppcheck_suppressions.list b/ci-scripts/cppcheck_suppressions.list
index d5aea7ae9d..007d8555e2 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cppcheck_suppressions.list
+++ b/ci-scripts/cppcheck_suppressions.list
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ syntaxError:openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim_tm4.c
 // omg, otg commented out in cmakelist to be cleaned up definitely?
 arrayIndexOutOfBounds:openair2/UTIL/OMG/omg.c
 uninitvar:openair2/UTIL/OTG/otg_rx_socket.c
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// cppcheck is not able to understand that buf is initialized at the first
+// iteration of the loop.
+nullPointer:common/utils/T/local_tracer.c:243
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// once again cppcheck is not to understand that fds is initialized in the
+// first iteration of the loop
+nullPointer:common/utils/T/tracer/multi.c:264
+nullPointer:common/utils/T/tracer/multi.c:265
 //
 //*****************************************************************************
 // 
diff --git a/common/utils/T/local_tracer.c b/common/utils/T/local_tracer.c
index 7341db4576..4be0b35d16 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/local_tracer.c
+++ b/common/utils/T/local_tracer.c
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ again:
 
     if (len <= 0) goto dead;
 
-    if (buf != NULL)
-      PUT(t);
+    PUT(t);
 
     switch (t) {
       case 0:
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/multi.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/multi.c
index a381567eb3..6a9de838c6 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/tracer/multi.c
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/multi.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ int main(int n, char **v)
       if (fds == NULL) { perror("calloc"); exit(1); }
     }
     i = 0;
-    if (fds == NULL) { perror("null fds pointer"); exit(1); }
     fds[i].fd = l;
     fds[i].events = POLLIN;
     i++;
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/textlog.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/textlog.c
index 18132176a7..f83cc7efd3 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/tracer/textlog.c
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/textlog.c
@@ -195,10 +195,8 @@ int main(int n, char **v)
     handle_event(h, e);
   }
 
-  if (on_off_name != NULL)
-    free(on_off_name);
-  if (on_off_action != NULL)
-    free(on_off_action);
+  free(on_off_name);
+  free(on_off_action);
 
   return 0;
 }