diff --git a/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_openvino.c b/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_openvino.c
index 5ea8fb8d1f..ba79eba73f 100644
--- a/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_openvino.c
+++ b/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_openvino.c
@@ -959,7 +959,6 @@ err:
     if (input_model_info)
         ov_preprocess_input_model_info_free(input_model_info);
 #endif
-    dnn_free_model_ov(&ov_model->model);
     return ret;
 }