diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/vdec/vdec_vp9_req_lat_if.c b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/vdec/vdec_vp9_req_lat_if.c
index fb1c36a3592d..cbb6728b8a40 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/vdec/vdec_vp9_req_lat_if.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/vdec/vdec_vp9_req_lat_if.c
@@ -2073,21 +2073,23 @@ static int vdec_vp9_slice_lat_decode(void *h_vdec, struct mtk_vcodec_mem *bs,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	pfc = (struct vdec_vp9_slice_pfc *)lat_buf->private_data;
-	if (!pfc)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!pfc) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_free_fb_out;
+	}
 	vsi = &pfc->vsi;
 
 	ret = vdec_vp9_slice_setup_lat(instance, bs, lat_buf, pfc);
 	if (ret) {
 		mtk_vcodec_err(instance, "Failed to setup VP9 lat ret %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_free_fb_out;
 	}
 	vdec_vp9_slice_vsi_to_remote(vsi, instance->vsi);
 
 	ret = vpu_dec_start(&instance->vpu, NULL, 0);
 	if (ret) {
 		mtk_vcodec_err(instance, "Failed to dec VP9 ret %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_free_fb_out;
 	}
 
 	if (instance->irq) {
@@ -2107,7 +2109,7 @@ static int vdec_vp9_slice_lat_decode(void *h_vdec, struct mtk_vcodec_mem *bs,
 	/* LAT trans full, no more UBE or decode timeout */
 	if (ret) {
 		mtk_vcodec_err(instance, "VP9 decode error: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_free_fb_out;
 	}
 
 	mtk_vcodec_debug(instance, "lat dma addr: 0x%lx 0x%lx\n",
@@ -2120,6 +2122,9 @@ static int vdec_vp9_slice_lat_decode(void *h_vdec, struct mtk_vcodec_mem *bs,
 	vdec_msg_queue_qbuf(&ctx->dev->msg_queue_core_ctx, lat_buf);
 
 	return 0;
+err_free_fb_out:
+	vdec_msg_queue_qbuf(&ctx->msg_queue.lat_ctx, lat_buf);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int vdec_vp9_slice_decode(void *h_vdec, struct mtk_vcodec_mem *bs,