diff --git a/libavcodec/exr.c b/libavcodec/exr.c
index 13755e1e6e..0f8b0fda9f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/exr.c
+++ b/libavcodec/exr.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,7 @@ static int decode_header(EXRContext *s, AVFrame *frame)
                         if (*ch_gb.buffer == '.')
                             ch_gb.buffer++;         /* skip dot if not given */
                     } else {
+                        layer_match = 0;
                         av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_INFO,
                                "Channel doesn't match layer : %s.\n", ch_gb.buffer);
                     }