diff --git a/libavcodec/dvbsubdec.c b/libavcodec/dvbsubdec.c
index e2b37e42dd..46abb6a6ad 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dvbsubdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dvbsubdec.c
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ static void save_display_set(DVBSubContext *ctx)
 
         pbuf = av_malloc(width * height * 4);
         if (!pbuf)
-            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            return;
 
         for (display = ctx->display_list; display; display = display->next) {
             region = get_region(ctx, display->region_id);