diff --git a/libavdevice/vfwcap.c b/libavdevice/vfwcap.c
index e5d959350a..d3117991c7 100644
--- a/libavdevice/vfwcap.c
+++ b/libavdevice/vfwcap.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int vfw_read_close(AVFormatContext *s)
     pktl = ctx->pktl;
     while (pktl) {
         AVPacketList *next = pktl->next;
-        av_destruct_packet(&pktl->pkt);
+        av_free_packet(&pktl->pkt);
         av_free(pktl);
         pktl = next;
     }