diff --git a/libavfilter/f_select.c b/libavfilter/f_select.c
index c8602626b5..b1b2cbc21a 100644
--- a/libavfilter/f_select.c
+++ b/libavfilter/f_select.c
@@ -186,7 +186,10 @@ static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx)
             return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
         pad.type = ctx->filter->inputs[0].type;
         pad.request_frame = request_frame;
-        ff_insert_outpad(ctx, i, &pad);
+        if ((ret = ff_insert_outpad(ctx, i, &pad)) < 0) {
+            av_freep(&pad.name);
+            return ret;
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;