diff --git a/src/shared/rtsp.c b/src/shared/rtsp.c
index d4f10a2..7d4d52a 100644
--- a/src/shared/rtsp.c
+++ b/src/shared/rtsp.c
@@ -1588,8 +1588,13 @@ int rtsp_message_readv(struct rtsp_message *m,
 
 	for ( ; *types; ++types) {
 		r = rtsp_message_readv_basic(m, *types, args);
-		if (r < 0)
+		if (r < 0) {
+			if (m->iter_body)
+				rtsp_message_exit_body(m);
+			if (m->iter_header)
+				rtsp_message_exit_header(m);
 			return r;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;