diff --git a/libavformat/samidec.c b/libavformat/samidec.c
index cf5076c7b8..d84f56ce6f 100644
--- a/libavformat/samidec.c
+++ b/libavformat/samidec.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static int sami_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
             sub = ff_subtitles_queue_insert(&sami->q, buf.str, buf.len, !is_sync);
             if (!sub) {
                 res = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+                av_bprint_finalize(&hdr_buf, NULL);
                 goto end;
             }
             if (is_sync) {
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ static int sami_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
                 sub->pts      = p ? strtol(p, NULL, 10) : 0;
                 if (sub->pts <= INT64_MIN/2 || sub->pts >= INT64_MAX/2) {
                     res = AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
+                    av_bprint_finalize(&hdr_buf, NULL);
                     goto end;
                 }