diff --git a/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c b/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c
index 71f0902f8e..8e3292e577 100644
--- a/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c
+++ b/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ static int xcbgrab_frame(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
     data   = xcb_get_image_data(img);
     length = xcb_get_image_data_length(img);
 
-    av_init_packet(pkt);
-
     pkt->buf = av_buffer_create(data, length, xcbgrab_image_reply_free, img, 0);
     if (!pkt->buf) {
         free(img);
@@ -303,8 +301,6 @@ static int xcbgrab_frame_shm(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
 
     free(img);
 
-    av_init_packet(pkt);
-
     pkt->buf = buf;
     pkt->data = buf->data;
     pkt->size = c->frame_size;