diff --git a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
index e5de69499d..27861171f5 100644
--- a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
+++ b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
@@ -664,6 +664,11 @@ static void uninit_avctx(struct dec_video *vd)
     av_frame_free(&ctx->pic);
     av_buffer_unref(&ctx->cached_hw_frames_ctx);
 
+    if (ctx->hwdec && ctx->hwdec->uninit)
+        ctx->hwdec->uninit(ctx);
+    ctx->hwdec = NULL;
+    assert(ctx->hwdec_priv == NULL);
+
     avcodec_free_context(&ctx->avctx);
 
     if (ctx->hwdec_dev && ctx->hwdec && ctx->hwdec->generic_hwaccel &&
@@ -671,13 +676,6 @@ static void uninit_avctx(struct dec_video *vd)
         ctx->hwdec_dev->destroy(ctx->hwdec_dev);
     ctx->hwdec_dev = NULL;
 
-    if (ctx->hwdec && ctx->hwdec->uninit)
-        ctx->hwdec->uninit(ctx);
-    ctx->hwdec = NULL;
-    assert(ctx->hwdec_priv == NULL);
-
-    av_freep(&ctx->avctx);
-
     ctx->hwdec_failed = false;
     ctx->hwdec_fail_count = 0;
     ctx->max_delay_queue = 0;