diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc_sei.c b/libavcodec/hevc_sei.c
index c5054bfaab..b86f7e4d6f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc_sei.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc_sei.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ int ff_hevc_decode_nal_sei(GetBitContext *gb, void *logctx, HEVCSEIContext *s,
     do {
         ret = decode_nal_sei_message(gb, s, ps, type, logctx);
         if (ret < 0)
-            return(AVERROR(ENOMEM));
+            return ret;
     } while (more_rbsp_data(gb));
     return 1;
 }