diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 561fcb2622..7718b5118f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -1751,6 +1751,7 @@ again:
             goto end;
     }
 
+    ret = 0;
 end:
     /* clean up */
     if (h->cur_pic_ptr && !h->droppable) {