diff --git a/libavcodec/hashtable.c b/libavcodec/hashtable.c
index 0e9b3d88c2..0d5c816cd7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hashtable.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hashtable.c
@@ -207,6 +207,6 @@ av_cold void ff_hashtable_freep(FFHashtableContext **ctx)
 {
     if (*ctx) {
         av_freep(&(*ctx)->table);
+        av_freep(ctx);
     }
-    av_freep(ctx);
 }