diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
index b5bf68d683..234cac49f2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
@@ -2528,6 +2528,8 @@ static int mpeg_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     MpegEncContext *s2 = &s->mpeg_enc_ctx;
     av_dlog(avctx, "fill_buffer\n");
 
+    s2->current_picture_ptr = NULL;
+
     if (buf_size == 0 || (buf_size == 4 && AV_RB32(buf) == SEQ_END_CODE)) {
         /* special case for last picture */
         if (s2->low_delay == 0 && s2->next_picture_ptr) {