diff --git a/libavcodec/aacenc.c b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
index 0ad0730816..09f92be24e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
@@ -574,8 +574,7 @@ static int aac_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt,
     do {
         int frame_bits;
 
-        if ((ret = ff_alloc_packet(avpkt, 768 * s->channels))) {
-            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error getting output packet\n");
+        if ((ret = ff_alloc_packet2(avctx, avpkt, 768 * s->channels))) {
             return ret;
         }
         init_put_bits(&s->pb, avpkt->data, avpkt->size);