diff --git a/libavformat/hls.c b/libavformat/hls.c
index fc45719d1c..cd6c91214d 100644
--- a/libavformat/hls.c
+++ b/libavformat/hls.c
@@ -1969,7 +1969,6 @@ static int hls_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
             avformat_queue_attached_pictures(pls->ctx);
             ff_id3v2_parse_priv(pls->ctx, &pls->id3_deferred_extra);
             ff_id3v2_free_extra_meta(&pls->id3_deferred_extra);
-            pls->id3_deferred_extra = NULL;
         }
 
         if (pls->is_id3_timestamped == -1)