diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_boxblur.c b/libavfilter/vf_boxblur.c
index 0989d1632d..9eea9b0e59 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_boxblur.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_boxblur.c
@@ -302,34 +302,39 @@ static void vblur(uint8_t *dst, int dst_linesize, const uint8_t *src, int src_li
                    h, radius, power, temp);
 }
 
-static int null_draw_slice(AVFilterLink *inlink, int y, int h, int slice_dir) { return 0; }
-
-static int end_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink)
+static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFilterBufferRef *in)
 {
     AVFilterContext *ctx = inlink->dst;
     BoxBlurContext *boxblur = ctx->priv;
     AVFilterLink *outlink = inlink->dst->outputs[0];
-    AVFilterBufferRef *inpicref  = inlink ->cur_buf;
-    AVFilterBufferRef *outpicref = outlink->out_buf;
+    AVFilterBufferRef *out;
     int plane;
-    int cw = inlink->w >> boxblur->hsub, ch = inlink->h >> boxblur->vsub;
+    int cw = inlink->w >> boxblur->hsub, ch = in->video->h >> boxblur->vsub;
     int w[4] = { inlink->w, cw, cw, inlink->w };
-    int h[4] = { inlink->h, ch, ch, inlink->h };
+    int h[4] = { in->video->h, ch, ch, in->video->h };
 
-    for (plane = 0; inpicref->data[plane] && plane < 4; plane++)
-        hblur(outpicref->data[plane], outpicref->linesize[plane],
-              inpicref ->data[plane], inpicref ->linesize[plane],
+    out = ff_get_video_buffer(outlink, AV_PERM_WRITE, outlink->w, outlink->h);
+    if (!out) {
+        avfilter_unref_bufferp(&in);
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    }
+    avfilter_copy_buffer_ref_props(out, in);
+
+    for (plane = 0; in->data[plane] && plane < 4; plane++)
+        hblur(out->data[plane], out->linesize[plane],
+              in ->data[plane], in ->linesize[plane],
               w[plane], h[plane], boxblur->radius[plane], boxblur->power[plane],
               boxblur->temp);
 
-    for (plane = 0; inpicref->data[plane] && plane < 4; plane++)
-        vblur(outpicref->data[plane], outpicref->linesize[plane],
-              outpicref->data[plane], outpicref->linesize[plane],
+    for (plane = 0; in->data[plane] && plane < 4; plane++)
+        vblur(out->data[plane], out->linesize[plane],
+              out->data[plane], out->linesize[plane],
               w[plane], h[plane], boxblur->radius[plane], boxblur->power[plane],
               boxblur->temp);
 
-    ff_draw_slice(outlink, 0, inlink->h, 1);
-    return ff_end_frame(outlink);
+    avfilter_unref_bufferp(&in);
+
+    return ff_filter_frame(outlink, out);
 }
 
 static const AVFilterPad avfilter_vf_boxblur_inputs[] = {
@@ -337,8 +342,7 @@ static const AVFilterPad avfilter_vf_boxblur_inputs[] = {
         .name         = "default",
         .type         = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
         .config_props = config_input,
-        .draw_slice   = null_draw_slice,
-        .end_frame    = end_frame,
+        .filter_frame = filter_frame,
         .min_perms    = AV_PERM_READ
     },
     { NULL }