diff --git a/libavcodec/decode.c b/libavcodec/decode.c
index c89c77c43a..a32ff2fcd3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/decode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/decode.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,7 @@ int ff_get_format(AVCodecContext *avctx, const enum AVPixelFormat *fmt)
         if (i == n) {
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid return from get_format(): "
                    "%s not in possible list.\n", desc->name);
+            ret = AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
             break;
         }