diff --git a/libavcodec/apedec.c b/libavcodec/apedec.c
index c27d0863ef..f7b6e07d6d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/apedec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/apedec.c
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ static av_cold int ape_decode_close(AVCodecContext * avctx)
     for (i = 0; i < APE_FILTER_LEVELS; i++)
         av_freep(&s->filterbuf[i]);
 
+    av_freep(&s->data);
     return 0;
 }