diff --git a/libavcodec/fic.c b/libavcodec/fic.c
index 7f5257f01c..2345e7c9ad 100644
--- a/libavcodec/fic.c
+++ b/libavcodec/fic.c
@@ -431,9 +431,9 @@ static int fic_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *rframe,
     }
 
 skip:
-    *got_frame = 1;
     if ((ret = av_frame_ref(rframe, ctx->final_frame)) < 0)
         return ret;
+    *got_frame = 1;
 
     return avpkt->size;
 }