diff --git a/libavcodec/vp9_superframe_split_bsf.c b/libavcodec/vp9_superframe_split_bsf.c
index 7b6fa38554..9c4aa33dc1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp9_superframe_split_bsf.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vp9_superframe_split_bsf.c
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ static int vp9_superframe_split_filter(AVBSFContext *ctx, AVPacket *out)
 
     return 0;
 fail:
+    if (ret < 0)
+        av_packet_unref(out);
     av_packet_unref(&s->buffer_pkt);
     return ret;
 }