diff --git a/libavcodec/aacpsy.c b/libavcodec/aacpsy.c
index 0d059373b7..3a66159476 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacpsy.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacpsy.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static av_cold int psy_3gpp_init(FFPsyContext *ctx) {
 
     pctx->ch = av_mallocz_array(ctx->avctx->channels, sizeof(AacPsyChannel));
     if (!pctx->ch) {
-        av_freep(&pctx);
+        av_freep(&ctx->model_priv_data);
         return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     }