diff --git a/src/render/SDL_yuv_sw.c b/src/render/SDL_yuv_sw.c
index 2f8172d13..bde5de11b 100644
--- a/src/render/SDL_yuv_sw.c
+++ b/src/render/SDL_yuv_sw.c
@@ -1044,6 +1044,7 @@ SDL_SW_CreateYUVTexture(Uint32 format, int w, int h)
     case SDL_PIXELFORMAT_YVYU:
         break;
     default:
+        SDL_SW_DestroyYUVTexture(swdata);
         SDL_SetError("Unsupported YUV format");
         return NULL;
     }