diff --git a/avplay.c b/avplay.c
index c2b5e4b71b..a4b58a539e 100644
--- a/avplay.c
+++ b/avplay.c
@@ -2268,6 +2268,7 @@ static void stream_component_close(VideoState *is, int stream_index)
         SDL_CloseAudio();
 
         packet_queue_end(&is->audioq);
+        av_free_packet(&is->audio_pkt);
         if (is->reformat_ctx)
             av_audio_convert_free(is->reformat_ctx);
         is->reformat_ctx = NULL;