diff --git a/platform/linux-dpdk/odp_crypto.c b/platform/linux-dpdk/odp_crypto.c
index d95b157805dc..d13ad5bbde95 100644
--- a/platform/linux-dpdk/odp_crypto.c
+++ b/platform/linux-dpdk/odp_crypto.c
@@ -900,11 +900,12 @@ int odp_crypto_session_create(odp_crypto_session_param_t *param,
 	/* Setup session */
 	session = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(cdev_id, first_xform);
 
-	if (session == NULL)
+	if (session == NULL) {
 		/* remove the crypto_session_entry_t */
 		memset(entry, 0, sizeof(*entry));
 		free_session(entry);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	entry->rte_session  = (intptr_t)session;
 	entry->cipher_xform = cipher_xform;