diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.c b/libavcodec/avcodec.c
index a65109e799..d369b30bbc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.c
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@ end:
     return ret;
 free_and_end:
     avcodec_close(avctx);
-    av_dict_free(options);
     goto end;
 }