diff --git a/decoder/ih264d_api.c b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
index bb5caf4..804fdb7 100644
--- a/decoder/ih264d_api.c
+++ b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
@@ -1490,20 +1490,37 @@
 /*****************************************************************************/
 WORD32 ih264d_create(iv_obj_t *dec_hdl, void *pv_api_ip, void *pv_api_op)
 {
+    ih264d_create_ip_t *ps_create_ip;
     ih264d_create_op_t *ps_create_op;
 
     WORD32 ret;
 
+    ps_create_ip = (ih264d_create_ip_t *)pv_api_ip;
     ps_create_op = (ih264d_create_op_t *)pv_api_op;
 
     ps_create_op->s_ivd_create_op_t.u4_error_code = 0;
-
+    dec_hdl = NULL;
     ret = ih264d_allocate_static_bufs(&dec_hdl, pv_api_ip, pv_api_op);
 
     /* If allocation of some buffer fails, then free buffers allocated till then */
-    if((IV_FAIL == ret) && (NULL != dec_hdl))
+    if(IV_FAIL == ret)
     {
-        ih264d_free_static_bufs(dec_hdl);
+        if(dec_hdl)
+        {
+            if(dec_hdl->pv_codec_handle)
+            {
+                ih264d_free_static_bufs(dec_hdl);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                void (*pf_aligned_free)(void *pv_mem_ctxt, void *pv_buf);
+                void *pv_mem_ctxt;
+
+                pf_aligned_free = ps_create_ip->s_ivd_create_ip_t.pf_aligned_free;
+                pv_mem_ctxt  = ps_create_ip->s_ivd_create_ip_t.pv_mem_ctxt;
+                pf_aligned_free(pv_mem_ctxt, dec_hdl);
+            }
+        }
         ps_create_op->s_ivd_create_op_t.u4_error_code = IVD_MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
         ps_create_op->s_ivd_create_op_t.u4_error_code = 1 << IVD_FATALERROR;