diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-jpeg/mxc-jpeg.c b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-jpeg/mxc-jpeg.c
index 29d3d4b08dd1..8a25ea8905ae 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-jpeg/mxc-jpeg.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-jpeg/mxc-jpeg.c
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ static bool mxc_jpeg_alloc_slot_data(struct mxc_jpeg_dev *jpeg)
 	return true;
 err:
 	dev_err(jpeg->dev, "Could not allocate descriptors for slot %d", jpeg->slot_data.slot);
+	mxc_jpeg_free_slot_data(jpeg);
 
 	return false;
 }