diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index 4c06fb8d62..1b5e2edeb5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -2818,7 +2818,7 @@ static int decode_nal_units(HEVCContext *s, const uint8_t *buf, int length)
 
     /* parse the NAL units */
     for (i = 0; i < s->nb_nals; i++) {
-        int ret = decode_nal_unit(s, &s->nals[i]);
+        ret = decode_nal_unit(s, &s->nals[i]);
         if (ret < 0) {
             av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,
                    "Error parsing NAL unit #%d.\n", i);