diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 4d935aed15..6cfb4ac67d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -1221,12 +1221,12 @@ static int decode_update_thread_context(AVCodecContext *dst,
         s->linesize   = s1->linesize;
         s->uvlinesize = s1->uvlinesize;
 
-        /* copy block_offset since frame_start may not be called */
-        memcpy(h->block_offset, h1->block_offset, sizeof(h->block_offset));
         h264_set_parameter_from_sps(h);
         //Note we set context_reinitialized which will cause h264_set_parameter_from_sps to be reexecuted
         h->cur_chroma_format_idc = h1->cur_chroma_format_idc;
     }
+    /* copy block_offset since frame_start may not be called */
+    memcpy(h->block_offset, h1->block_offset, sizeof(h->block_offset));
 
     err = ff_mpeg_update_thread_context(dst, src);
     if (err)