diff --git a/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c b/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
index 5ff4447428..fc79848312 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ static AVFilterContext *create_filter_with_args(const char *filt, void *opaque)
         av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR,
                "error creating filter \"%s\" with args \"%s\"\n",
                name, args ? args : "(none)");
-        return NULL;
     }
 
     av_free(filter);