diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index cf0580c7c5..d8dbc3fa0b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -3491,6 +3491,7 @@ static void flush_dpb(AVCodecContext *avctx){
         h->delayed_pic[i]= NULL;
     h->delayed_output_pic= NULL;
     idr(h);
+    h->s.current_picture_ptr->reference= 0;
 }
 
 /**