diff --git a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
index 6fdd1b2cfd..5c97526d7c 100644
--- a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
+++ b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
@@ -631,15 +631,15 @@ static void decode(struct dec_video *vd, struct demux_packet *packet,
         return;
     }
 
-    // Skipped frame, or delayed output due to multithreaded decoding.
-    if (!got_picture)
-        return;
-
     if (ctx->hwdec && ctx->hwdec_failed) {
         av_frame_unref(ctx->pic);
         return;
     }
 
+    // Skipped frame, or delayed output due to multithreaded decoding.
+    if (!got_picture)
+        return;
+
     struct mp_image_params params;
     update_image_params(vd, ctx->pic, &params);
     vd->codec_pts = mp_pts_from_av(ctx->pic->pkt_pts, NULL);