diff --git a/ggml-alloc.c b/ggml-alloc.c
index dfe5ba2e578ac..f9be6e1cbc89f 100644
--- a/ggml-alloc.c
+++ b/ggml-alloc.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static bool alloc_tensor_range(struct ggml_context * ctx,
         for (size_t i = 0; i < *n_buffers; i++) {
             ggml_backend_buffer_free(*buffers[i]);
         }
-        free(buffers);
+        free(*buffers);
         return false;
     }