diff --git a/libavcodec/libdav1d.c b/libavcodec/libdav1d.c
index 29fa4f9c3d..872e60e000 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libdav1d.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libdav1d.c
@@ -347,8 +347,10 @@ static int libdav1d_receive_frame(AVCodecContext *c, AVFrame *frame)
     if (res < 0) {
         if (res == AVERROR(EINVAL))
             res = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
-        if (res != AVERROR(EAGAIN))
+        if (res != AVERROR(EAGAIN)) {
+            dav1d_data_unref(data);
             return res;
+        }
     }
 
     res = dav1d_get_picture(dav1d->c, p);