diff --git a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoder.java b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoder.java
index 4512d9a049..7a52f2d27a 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoder.java
+++ b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/HardwareVideoEncoder.java
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ class HardwareVideoEncoder implements VideoEncoder {
           configBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(info.size);
           configBuffer.put(outputBuffer);
         }
+        codec.releaseOutputBuffer(index, /* render= */ false);
         return;
       }