diff --git a/libavfilter/af_aresample.c b/libavfilter/af_aresample.c
index d6bd77beb3..8ff2fe5973 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_aresample.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_aresample.c
@@ -195,8 +195,11 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *insamplesref)
     av_frame_copy_props(outsamplesref, insamplesref);
     outsamplesref->format                = outlink->format;
     ret = av_channel_layout_copy(&outsamplesref->ch_layout, &outlink->ch_layout);
-    if (ret < 0)
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        av_frame_free(&outsamplesref);
+        av_frame_free(&insamplesref);
         return ret;
+    }
     outsamplesref->sample_rate           = outlink->sample_rate;
 
     if(insamplesref->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {