diff --git a/libavcodec/pcm.c b/libavcodec/pcm.c
index f69bb1e7af..d8b926d33e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pcm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pcm.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ static av_cold int pcm_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->bits_per_coded_sample = av_get_bits_per_sample(avctx->codec->id);
     avctx->block_align = avctx->channels * avctx->bits_per_coded_sample/8;
     avctx->coded_frame= avcodec_alloc_frame();
-    avctx->coded_frame->key_frame= 1;
     if (!avctx->coded_frame)
         return AVERROR(ENOMEM);