diff --git a/libavcodec/libjxldec.c b/libavcodec/libjxldec.c
index 31f4592d1c..8ce69015bf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libjxldec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libjxldec.c
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ static int libjxl_receive_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame)
                 ret = ff_decode_exif_attach_ifd(avctx, ctx->frame, &ifd);
                 if (ret < 0)
                     av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unable to attach EXIF ifd\n");
+                av_exif_free(&ifd);
             }
             if (ctx->basic_info.have_animation) {
                 ctx->frame->pts = av_rescale_q(ctx->accumulated_pts, ctx->anim_timebase, avctx->pkt_timebase);