diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_paletteuse.c b/libavfilter/vf_paletteuse.c
index b32ff817d0..80e2ba583a 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_paletteuse.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_paletteuse.c
@@ -142,18 +142,12 @@ static int query_formats(AVFilterContext *ctx)
     static const enum AVPixelFormat inpal_fmts[] = {AV_PIX_FMT_RGB32, AV_PIX_FMT_NONE};
     static const enum AVPixelFormat out_fmts[]   = {AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8,  AV_PIX_FMT_NONE};
     int ret;
-    AVFilterFormats *in    = ff_make_format_list(in_fmts);
-    AVFilterFormats *inpal = ff_make_format_list(inpal_fmts);
-    AVFilterFormats *out   = ff_make_format_list(out_fmts);
-    if (!in || !inpal || !out) {
-        av_freep(&in);
-        av_freep(&inpal);
-        av_freep(&out);
-        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-    }
-    if ((ret = ff_formats_ref(in   , &ctx->inputs[0]->out_formats)) < 0 ||
-        (ret = ff_formats_ref(inpal, &ctx->inputs[1]->out_formats)) < 0 ||
-        (ret = ff_formats_ref(out  , &ctx->outputs[0]->in_formats)) < 0)
+    if ((ret = ff_formats_ref(ff_make_format_list(in_fmts),
+                              &ctx->inputs[0]->out_formats)) < 0 ||
+        (ret = ff_formats_ref(ff_make_format_list(inpal_fmts),
+                              &ctx->inputs[1]->out_formats)) < 0 ||
+        (ret = ff_formats_ref(ff_make_format_list(out_fmts),
+                              &ctx->outputs[0]->in_formats)) < 0)
         return ret;
     return 0;
 }