diff --git a/libavformat/flvdec.c b/libavformat/flvdec.c
index 16d25e9cd6..a59c07d34a 100644
--- a/libavformat/flvdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/flvdec.c
@@ -1142,8 +1142,8 @@ leave:
         av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Packet mismatch %d %d\n", last, orig_size + 11);
         avio_seek(s->pb, pos + 1, SEEK_SET);
         ret = resync(s);
+        av_free_packet(pkt);
         if (ret >= 0) {
-            av_free_packet(pkt);
             goto retry;
         }
     }