diff --git a/drivers/amlogic/media_modules/frame_provider/decoder/utils/decoder_bmmu_box.c b/drivers/amlogic/media_modules/frame_provider/decoder/utils/decoder_bmmu_box.c
index 72338cf1e2b7..fe00832b061c 100644
--- a/drivers/amlogic/media_modules/frame_provider/decoder/utils/decoder_bmmu_box.c
+++ b/drivers/amlogic/media_modules/frame_provider/decoder/utils/decoder_bmmu_box.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ int decoder_bmmu_box_alloc_idx_wait(
 		ret = decoder_bmmu_box_alloc_idx(handle,
 				idx, size, aligned_2n, mem_flags);
 	} else {
+		try_free_keep_video(1);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	return ret;