diff --git a/libavfilter/qsvvpp.c b/libavfilter/qsvvpp.c
index 2c01295628..7ee1e565b6 100644
--- a/libavfilter/qsvvpp.c
+++ b/libavfilter/qsvvpp.c
@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ static int init_vpp_session(AVFilterContext *avctx, QSVVPPContext *s)
         }
     }
 
+    if (ret != MFX_ERR_NONE) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error getting the session handle\n");
+        return AVERROR_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
     /* create a "slave" session with those same properties, to be used for vpp */
     ret = MFXInit(impl, &ver, &s->session);
     if (ret != MFX_ERR_NONE) {
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_deinterlace_qsv.c b/libavfilter/vf_deinterlace_qsv.c
index c9e76c6056..d6b02e98c5 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_deinterlace_qsv.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_deinterlace_qsv.c
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ static int init_out_session(AVFilterContext *ctx)
         }
     }
 
+    if (err != MFX_ERR_NONE) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error getting the session handle\n");
+        return AVERROR_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
     /* create a "slave" session with those same properties, to be used for
      * actual deinterlacing */
     err = MFXInit(impl, &ver, &s->session);
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_scale_qsv.c b/libavfilter/vf_scale_qsv.c
index d1189942d1..7d593b2b21 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_scale_qsv.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_scale_qsv.c
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ static int init_out_session(AVFilterContext *ctx)
         }
     }
 
+    if (err != MFX_ERR_NONE) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error getting the session handle\n");
+        return AVERROR_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
     /* create a "slave" session with those same properties, to be used for
      * actual scaling */
     err = MFXInit(impl, &ver, &s->session);