diff --git a/libswscale/swscale-example.c b/libswscale/swscale-example.c
index 2eb58eb10b..44aef6a961 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale-example.c
+++ b/libswscale/swscale-example.c
@@ -236,8 +236,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     sws_scale(sws, rgb_src, rgb_stride, 0, H, src, stride);
     sws_freeContext(sws);
+    free(rgb_data);
 
     selfTest(src, stride, W, H);
+    free(data);
 
     return 0;
 }