diff --git a/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.c b/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.c
index 31046bd73e..92f69bb78c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.c
@@ -745,6 +745,17 @@ fail:
     return err;
 }
 
+int ff_hw_base_encode_free(FFHWBaseEncodePicture *pic)
+{
+    av_frame_free(&pic->input_image);
+    av_frame_free(&pic->recon_image);
+
+    av_buffer_unref(&pic->opaque_ref);
+    av_freep(&pic->priv_data);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int ff_hw_base_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
     FFHWBaseEncodeContext *ctx = avctx->priv_data;
diff --git a/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.h b/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.h
index f5414e2c28..15ef3d7ac6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.h
+++ b/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.h
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ int ff_hw_base_init_gop_structure(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint32_t ref_l0, uint32
 
 int ff_hw_base_get_recon_format(AVCodecContext *avctx, const void *hwconfig, enum AVPixelFormat *fmt);
 
+int ff_hw_base_encode_free(FFHWBaseEncodePicture *pic);
+
 int ff_hw_base_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx);
 
 int ff_hw_base_encode_close(AVCodecContext *avctx);
diff --git a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.c b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.c
index d96f146b28..b35a23e852 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.c
@@ -878,17 +878,13 @@ static int vaapi_encode_free(AVCodecContext *avctx,
             av_freep(&pic->slices[i].codec_slice_params);
     }
 
-    av_frame_free(&base_pic->input_image);
-    av_frame_free(&base_pic->recon_image);
-
-    av_buffer_unref(&base_pic->opaque_ref);
+    ff_hw_base_encode_free(base_pic);
 
     av_freep(&pic->param_buffers);
     av_freep(&pic->slices);
     // Output buffer should already be destroyed.
     av_assert0(pic->output_buffer == VA_INVALID_ID);
 
-    av_freep(&base_pic->priv_data);
     av_freep(&pic->codec_picture_params);
     av_freep(&pic->roi);