diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index d24854a987..40567f51d3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ int ff_get_buffer(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame, int flags)
 
 static int reget_buffer_internal(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame)
 {
-    AVFrame tmp;
+    AVFrame *tmp;
     int ret;
 
     av_assert0(avctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO);
@@ -1011,18 +1011,20 @@ static int reget_buffer_internal(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    av_frame_move_ref(&tmp, frame);
+    tmp = av_frame_alloc();
+    if (!tmp)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+    av_frame_move_ref(tmp, frame);
 
     ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, AV_GET_BUFFER_FLAG_REF);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        av_frame_unref(&tmp);
+        av_frame_free(&tmp);
         return ret;
     }
 
-    av_image_copy(frame->data, frame->linesize, tmp.data, tmp.linesize,
-                  frame->format, frame->width, frame->height);
-
-    av_frame_unref(&tmp);
+    av_frame_copy(frame, tmp);
+    av_frame_free(&tmp);
 
     return 0;
 }