diff --git a/libavcodec/decode.c b/libavcodec/decode.c
index fca0c7ff58..14702fb041 100644
--- a/libavcodec/decode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/decode.c
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ static int decode_bsfs_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         goto fail;
 
     ret = av_bsf_init(avci->bsf);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        goto fail;
+    ret = avcodec_parameters_to_context(avctx, avci->bsf->par_out);
     if (ret < 0)
         goto fail;