diff --git a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_multicore.c b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_multicore.c
index 15a57c3db8..644426e93b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_multicore.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_multicore.c
@@ -352,20 +352,29 @@ scheduler_create_private_ctx(struct rte_cryptodev *dev)
 					rte_socket_id(), RING_F_SC_DEQ | RING_F_SP_ENQ);
 		if (!mc_ctx->sched_enq_ring[i]) {
 			CS_LOG_ERR("Cannot create ring for worker %u", i);
-			return -1;
+			goto exit;
 		}
 		snprintf(r_name, sizeof(r_name), MC_SCHED_DEQ_RING_NAME_PREFIX "%u", i);
 		mc_ctx->sched_deq_ring[i] = rte_ring_create(r_name, PER_SLAVE_BUFF_SIZE,
 					rte_socket_id(), RING_F_SC_DEQ | RING_F_SP_ENQ);
 		if (!mc_ctx->sched_deq_ring[i]) {
 			CS_LOG_ERR("Cannot create ring for worker %u", i);
-			return -1;
+			goto exit;
 		}
 	}
 
 	sched_ctx->private_ctx = (void *)mc_ctx;
 
 	return 0;
+
+exit:
+	for (i = 0; i < sched_ctx->nb_wc; i++) {
+		rte_ring_free(mc_ctx->sched_enq_ring[i]);
+		rte_ring_free(mc_ctx->sched_deq_ring[i]);
+	}
+	rte_free(mc_ctx);
+
+	return -1;
 }
 
 struct rte_cryptodev_scheduler_ops scheduler_mc_ops = {