diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c b/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c
index 8d80e19692..5f5bad224f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ int ff_hevc_decode_nal_vps(HEVCContext *s)
     if (get_bits_left(gb) < 0) {
         av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
                "Overread VPS by %d bits\n", -get_bits_left(gb));
-        goto err;
+        if (s->vps_list[vps_id])
+            goto err;
     }
 
     av_buffer_unref(&s->vps_list[vps_id]);