diff --git a/libavfilter/af_acopy.c b/libavfilter/af_acopy.c
index d849060966..a7caec6ae9 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_acopy.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_acopy.c
@@ -24,15 +24,23 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *in)
 {
     AVFilterLink *outlink = inlink->dst->outputs[0];
     AVFrame *out = ff_get_audio_buffer(outlink, in->nb_samples);
+    int ret;
 
-    if (!out) {
-        av_frame_free(&in);
-        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-    }
-    av_frame_copy_props(out, in);
-    av_frame_copy(out, in);
+    if (!out)
+        ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+    ret = av_frame_copy_props(out, in);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        goto fail;
+    ret = av_frame_copy(out, in);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        goto fail;
     av_frame_free(&in);
     return ff_filter_frame(outlink, out);
+fail:
+    av_frame_free(&in);
+    av_frame_free(&out);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static const AVFilterPad acopy_inputs[] = {