diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
index 69e0595db9..60e19ffded 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@ static void clear_context(MpegEncContext *s)
 
     s->parse_context.buffer = NULL;
     s->parse_context.buffer_size = 0;
+    s->parse_context.overread = 0;
     s->bitstream_buffer = NULL;
     s->allocated_bitstream_buffer_size = 0;
     s->picture          = NULL;