diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c
index 1c107daca9e8..11815f6f5bac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen1_command.c
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen1_session_unset_buffers(struct iris_inst *inst, struct ir
 		goto exit;
 
 	ret = iris_wait_for_session_response(inst, false);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = iris_destroy_internal_buffer(inst, buf);
 
 exit:
 	kfree(pkt);