diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
index c2490cbd45..c6f40e59c5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
@@ -1738,6 +1738,10 @@ int ff_h264_decode_slice_header(H264Context *h, H264SliceContext *sl,
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
+    // discard redundant pictures
+    if (sl->redundant_pic_count > 0)
+        return 0;
+
     if (sl->first_mb_addr == 0 || !h->current_slice) {
         if (h->setup_finished) {
             av_log(h->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Too many fields\n");
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264dec.c b/libavcodec/h264dec.c
index 977977431e..c72a7fcc16 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264dec.c
@@ -799,6 +799,9 @@ again:
             if ((err = ff_h264_decode_slice_header(h, sl, nal)))
                 break;
 
+            if (sl->redundant_pic_count > 0)
+                break;
+
             if (h->sei.recovery_point.recovery_frame_cnt >= 0) {
                 const int sei_recovery_frame_cnt = h->sei.recovery_point.recovery_frame_cnt;
 
@@ -845,7 +848,6 @@ again:
 #endif
             }
 
-            if (sl->redundant_pic_count == 0) {
                 if (avctx->hwaccel) {
                     ret = avctx->hwaccel->decode_slice(avctx,
                                                        nal->raw_data,
@@ -864,7 +866,6 @@ again:
 #endif
                 } else
                     context_count++;
-            }
             break;
         case H264_NAL_DPA:
         case H264_NAL_DPB: