diff --git a/libavfilter/af_volume.c b/libavfilter/af_volume.c
index 5a3c9220f4..b3dd57c5e5 100644
--- a/libavfilter/af_volume.c
+++ b/libavfilter/af_volume.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ static av_cold void uninit(AVFilterContext *ctx)
 {
     VolumeContext *vol = ctx->priv;
     av_expr_free(vol->volume_pexpr);
-    av_opt_free(vol);
     av_freep(&vol->fdsp);
 }