diff --git a/libavcodec/parser.c b/libavcodec/parser.c
index 500bbb8f54..8a825938a6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/parser.c
+++ b/libavcodec/parser.c
@@ -237,8 +237,10 @@ int ff_combine_frame(ParseContext *pc, int next, const uint8_t **buf, int *buf_s
     if(next == END_NOT_FOUND){
         void* new_buffer = av_fast_realloc(pc->buffer, &pc->buffer_size, (*buf_size) + pc->index + FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
 
-        if(!new_buffer)
+        if(!new_buffer) {
+            pc->index = 0;
             return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        }
         pc->buffer = new_buffer;
         memcpy(&pc->buffer[pc->index], *buf, *buf_size);
         pc->index += *buf_size;
@@ -251,9 +253,11 @@ int ff_combine_frame(ParseContext *pc, int next, const uint8_t **buf, int *buf_s
     /* append to buffer */
     if(pc->index){
         void* new_buffer = av_fast_realloc(pc->buffer, &pc->buffer_size, next + pc->index + FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
-
-        if(!new_buffer)
+        if(!new_buffer) {
+            pc->overread_index =
+            pc->index = 0;
             return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        }
         pc->buffer = new_buffer;
         if (next > -FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE)
             memcpy(&pc->buffer[pc->index], *buf,