diff --git a/libavcodec/vble.c b/libavcodec/vble.c
index c48c13127a..2cddd550b1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vble.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vble.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static av_cold int vble_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     if (!ctx->val) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Could not allocate values buffer.\n");
-        vble_decode_close(avctx);
         return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     }