diff --git a/libavformat/flacdec.c b/libavformat/flacdec.c
index f481c10cfa..0be60a4b7e 100644
--- a/libavformat/flacdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/flacdec.c
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ static int parse_picture(AVFormatContext *s, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
     int type, width, height;
     int len, ret = 0;
 
-    st = avformat_new_stream(s, NULL);
-    if (!st)
-        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-
     pb = avio_alloc_context(buf, buf_size, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     if (!pb)
         return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
@@ -114,6 +110,12 @@ static int parse_picture(AVFormatContext *s, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    st = avformat_new_stream(s, NULL);
+    if (!st) {
+        ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
     av_init_packet(&st->attached_pic);
     st->attached_pic.data         = data;
     st->attached_pic.size         = len;