diff --git a/libavcodec/frame_thread_encoder.c b/libavcodec/frame_thread_encoder.c
index 31a9fe9dae..ffbf5caf29 100644
--- a/libavcodec/frame_thread_encoder.c
+++ b/libavcodec/frame_thread_encoder.c
@@ -193,13 +193,14 @@ int ff_frame_thread_encoder_init(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVDictionary *options){
 
     for(i=0; i<avctx->thread_count ; i++){
         AVDictionary *tmp = NULL;
+        int ret;
         void *tmpv;
         AVCodecContext *thread_avctx = avcodec_alloc_context3(avctx->codec);
         if(!thread_avctx)
             goto fail;
         tmpv = thread_avctx->priv_data;
         *thread_avctx = *avctx;
-        int ret = av_opt_copy(thread_avctx, avctx);
+        ret = av_opt_copy(thread_avctx, avctx);
         if (ret < 0)
             goto fail;
         thread_avctx->priv_data = tmpv;