diff --git a/libavcodec/tests/avpacket.c b/libavcodec/tests/avpacket.c
index b81b0df1c0..edb117952a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/tests/avpacket.c
+++ b/libavcodec/tests/avpacket.c
@@ -102,11 +102,14 @@ int main(void)
 
     if(!avpkt_clone) {
         av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR,"av_packet_clone failed to clone AVPacket\n");
+        av_packet_free(&avpkt);
         return 1;
     }
     /*test av_grow_packet*/
     if(av_grow_packet(avpkt_clone, 20) < 0){
         av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "av_grow_packet failed\n");
+        av_packet_free(&avpkt_clone);
+        av_packet_free(&avpkt);
         return 1;
     }
     if(av_grow_packet(avpkt_clone, INT_MAX) == 0){