diff --git a/libavformat/ffmetadec.c b/libavformat/ffmetadec.c
index 45c92f1ff6..6a30b58c41 100644
--- a/libavformat/ffmetadec.c
+++ b/libavformat/ffmetadec.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
             AVStream *st = avformat_new_stream(s, NULL);
 
             if (!st)
-                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+                goto nomem;
 
             st->codecpar->codec_type = AVMEDIA_TYPE_DATA;
             st->codecpar->codec_id   = AV_CODEC_ID_FFMETADATA;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
             AVChapter *ch = read_chapter(s);
 
             if (!ch)
-                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+                goto nomem;
 
             m = &ch->metadata;
         } else
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ static int read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
                                    AV_TIME_BASE_Q);
 
     return 0;
+nomem:
+    av_bprint_finalize(&bp, NULL);
+
+    return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
 }
 
 static int read_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)