diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_dl.c b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_dl.c
index 199843a73df1b..64e5b25d11234 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_dl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_dl.c
@@ -858,8 +858,10 @@ struct vsp1_dl_manager *vsp1_dlm_create(struct vsp1_device *vsp1,
 		struct vsp1_dl_list *dl;
 
 		dl = vsp1_dl_list_alloc(dlm);
-		if (!dl)
+		if (!dl) {
+			vsp1_dlm_destroy(dlm);
 			return NULL;
+		}
 
 		list_add_tail(&dl->list, &dlm->free);
 	}