diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/vhost-user-gpu.c b/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/vhost-user-gpu.c
index f73f292c9f..b5e153d0d6 100644
--- a/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/vhost-user-gpu.c
+++ b/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/vhost-user-gpu.c
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ vg_resource_create_2d(VuGpu *g,
         g_critical("%s: resource creation failed %d %d %d",
                    __func__, c2d.resource_id, c2d.width, c2d.height);
         g_free(res);
+        vugbm_buffer_destroy(&res->buffer);
         cmd->error = VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
         return;
     }