diff --git a/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c b/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c
index 51a163384b..f7a40ca7ec 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ int ff_frame_thread_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         p->frame = av_frame_alloc();
         if (!p->frame) {
             err = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            av_freep(&copy);
             goto error;
         }