diff --git a/utils/src/surface_reader.cpp b/utils/src/surface_reader.cpp
index 0d9c1952..cbbb409f 100644
--- a/utils/src/surface_reader.cpp
+++ b/utils/src/surface_reader.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ bool SurfaceReader::ProcessBuffer(const sptr<SurfaceBuffer> &buf)
     sptr<PixelMap> pixelMap = new(std::nothrow) PixelMap();
     if (pixelMap == nullptr) {
         WLOGFE("create pixelMap failed");
+        free(data);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -155,4 +156,4 @@ bool SurfaceReader::ProcessBuffer(const sptr<SurfaceBuffer> &buf)
     return true;
 }
 }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}