diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index 897a28efd4..9957f31cc5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -2460,7 +2460,7 @@ static int hevc_frame_start(HEVCContext *s)
 
 fail:
     if (s->ref)
-        ff_thread_report_progress(&s->ref->tf, INT_MAX, 0);
+        ff_hevc_unref_frame(s, s->ref, ~0);
     s->ref = NULL;
     return ret;
 }