diff --git a/libavfilter/asrc_sinc.c b/libavfilter/asrc_sinc.c
index 6ff3303316..05cf53fed8 100644
--- a/libavfilter/asrc_sinc.c
+++ b/libavfilter/asrc_sinc.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static int config_output(AVFilterLink *outlink)
     SincContext *s = ctx->priv;
     float Fn = s->sample_rate * .5f;
     float *h[2];
-    int i, n, post_peak, longer;
+    int i, n, post_peak, longer, ret;
 
     outlink->sample_rate = s->sample_rate;
     s->pts = 0;
@@ -360,9 +360,9 @@ static int config_output(AVFilterLink *outlink)
     }
 
     if (s->phase != 50.f) {
-        int ret = fir_to_phase(s, &h[longer], &n, &post_peak, s->phase);
+        ret = fir_to_phase(s, &h[longer], &n, &post_peak, s->phase);
         if (ret < 0)
-            return ret;
+            goto cleanup;
     } else {
         post_peak = n >> 1;
     }
@@ -370,17 +370,21 @@ static int config_output(AVFilterLink *outlink)
     s->n = 1 << (av_log2(n) + 1);
     s->rdft_len = 1 << av_log2(n);
     s->coeffs = av_calloc(s->n, sizeof(*s->coeffs));
-    if (!s->coeffs)
-        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    if (!s->coeffs) {
+        ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
         s->coeffs[i] = h[longer][i];
-    av_free(h[longer]);
 
     av_tx_uninit(&s->tx);
     av_tx_uninit(&s->itx);
+    ret = 0;
 
-    return 0;
+cleanup:
+    av_free(h[longer]);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static av_cold void uninit(AVFilterContext *ctx)