diff --git a/libswscale/utils.c b/libswscale/utils.c
index b3df1afc27..23d7c93232 100644
--- a/libswscale/utils.c
+++ b/libswscale/utils.c
@@ -1382,6 +1382,15 @@ SwsFilter *sws_getDefaultFilter(float lumaGBlur, float chromaGBlur,
         filter->chrV = sws_getIdentityVec();
     }
 
+    if (!filter->lumH || !filter->lumV || !filter->chrH || !filter->chrV) {
+        sws_freeVec(filter->lumH);
+        sws_freeVec(filter->lumV);
+        sws_freeVec(filter->chrH);
+        sws_freeVec(filter->chrV);
+        av_freep(&filter);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     if (chromaSharpen != 0.0) {
         SwsVector *id = sws_getIdentityVec();
         sws_scaleVec(filter->chrH, -chromaSharpen);