diff --git a/src/listpack.c b/src/listpack.c
index 4d0e72c43..5b37d2f7b 100644
--- a/src/listpack.c
+++ b/src/listpack.c
@@ -1208,7 +1208,10 @@ unsigned char *lpBatchInsert(unsigned char *lp, unsigned char *p, int where,
 
     uint64_t old_listpack_bytes = lpGetTotalBytes(lp);
     uint64_t new_listpack_bytes = old_listpack_bytes + addedlen;
-    if (new_listpack_bytes > UINT32_MAX) return NULL;
+    if (new_listpack_bytes > UINT32_MAX) {
+        if (enc != tmp) lp_free(enc);
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     /* Store the offset of the element 'p', so that we can obtain its
      * address again after a reallocation. */
@@ -1218,7 +1221,10 @@ unsigned char *lpBatchInsert(unsigned char *lp, unsigned char *p, int where,
     /* Realloc before: we need more room. */
     if (new_listpack_bytes > old_listpack_bytes &&
         new_listpack_bytes > lp_malloc_size(lp)) {
-        if ((lp = lp_realloc(lp,new_listpack_bytes)) == NULL) return NULL;
+        if ((lp = lp_realloc(lp,new_listpack_bytes)) == NULL) {
+            if (enc != tmp) lp_free(enc);
+            return NULL;
+        }
         dst = lp + poff;
     }