diff --git a/libavcodec/ra144.c b/libavcodec/ra144.c
index f86e0bf4ae..ed60a157ef 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ra144.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ra144.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint16_t adapt_cb[146+2];
 } RA144Context;
 
-static int ra144_decode_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
+static av_cold int ra144_decode_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
 {
     RA144Context *ractx = avctx->priv_data;