diff --git a/libavcodec/aac_adtstoasc_bsf.c b/libavcodec/aac_adtstoasc_bsf.c
index 8c5d580b02..1f11d02499 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aac_adtstoasc_bsf.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aac_adtstoasc_bsf.c
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ static int aac_adtstoasc_filter(AVBitStreamFilterContext *bsfc,
         av_free(avctx->extradata);
         avctx->extradata_size = 2 + pce_size;
         avctx->extradata = av_mallocz(avctx->extradata_size + FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
-        if (!avctx->extradata)
+        if (!avctx->extradata) {
+            avctx->extradata_size = 0;
             return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        }
 
         init_put_bits(&pb, avctx->extradata, avctx->extradata_size);
         put_bits(&pb, 5, hdr.object_type);