diff --git a/libavcodec/filter_units_bsf.c b/libavcodec/filter_units_bsf.c
index 8c501e1726..f3691a5755 100644
--- a/libavcodec/filter_units_bsf.c
+++ b/libavcodec/filter_units_bsf.c
@@ -98,24 +98,20 @@ invalid:
     return AVERROR(EINVAL);
 }
 
-static int filter_units_filter(AVBSFContext *bsf, AVPacket *out)
+static int filter_units_filter(AVBSFContext *bsf, AVPacket *pkt)
 {
     FilterUnitsContext      *ctx = bsf->priv_data;
     CodedBitstreamFragment *frag = &ctx->fragment;
-    AVPacket *in = NULL;
     int err, i, j;
 
-    err = ff_bsf_get_packet(bsf, &in);
+    err = ff_bsf_get_packet_ref(bsf, pkt);
     if (err < 0)
         return err;
 
-    if (ctx->mode == NOOP) {
-        av_packet_move_ref(out, in);
-        av_packet_free(&in);
+    if (ctx->mode == NOOP)
         return 0;
-    }
 
-    err = ff_cbs_read_packet(ctx->cbc, frag, in);
+    err = ff_cbs_read_packet(ctx->cbc, frag, pkt);
     if (err < 0) {
         av_log(bsf, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to read packet.\n");
         goto fail;
@@ -139,21 +135,16 @@ static int filter_units_filter(AVBSFContext *bsf, AVPacket *out)
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    err = ff_cbs_write_packet(ctx->cbc, out, frag);
+    err = ff_cbs_write_packet(ctx->cbc, pkt, frag);
     if (err < 0) {
         av_log(bsf, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to write packet.\n");
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    err = av_packet_copy_props(out, in);
-    if (err < 0)
-        goto fail;
-
 fail:
     if (err < 0)
-        av_packet_unref(out);
+        av_packet_unref(pkt);
     ff_cbs_fragment_reset(ctx->cbc, frag);
-    av_packet_free(&in);
 
     return err;
 }