diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c
index 016122dce8..5d80ca436e 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkdec.c
@@ -1112,11 +1112,14 @@ error_no_pool:
 error_no_allocator:
   {
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (thiz, "failed to create allocator");
+    gst_object_unref (pool);
     return NULL;
   }
 error_pool_config:
   {
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (thiz, "failed to set config");
+    gst_object_unref (pool);
+    gst_object_unref (allocator);
     return NULL;
   }
 }
diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkenc.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkenc.c
index c3e16ce75f..6f90249213 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkenc.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkenc.c
@@ -952,11 +952,14 @@ error_no_pool:
 error_no_allocator:
   {
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (thiz, "failed to create allocator");
+    gst_object_unref (pool);
     return FALSE;
   }
 error_pool_config:
   {
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (thiz, "failed to set config");
+    gst_object_unref (pool);
+    gst_object_unref (allocator);
     return FALSE;
   }
 }
diff --git a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvpp.c b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvpp.c
index d769d4084e..027037bd18 100644
--- a/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvpp.c
+++ b/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvpp.c
@@ -304,22 +304,20 @@ error_no_pool:
 error_no_video_info:
   {
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (thiz, "Failed to get Video info from caps");
+    gst_object_unref (pool);
     return NULL;
   }
 error_no_allocator:
   {
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (thiz, "Failed to create allocator");
-    if (pool)
-      gst_object_unref (pool);
+    gst_object_unref (pool);
     return NULL;
   }
 error_pool_config:
   {
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (thiz, "Failed to set config");
-    if (pool)
-      gst_object_unref (pool);
-    if (allocator)
-      gst_object_unref (allocator);
+    gst_object_unref (pool);
+    gst_object_unref (allocator);
     return NULL;
   }
 }