diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
index f12e4b75e8..9c4d613195 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ static int alloc_picture(H264Context *h, H264Picture *pic)
         av_pix_fmt_get_chroma_sub_sample(pic->f->format,
                                          &h_chroma_shift, &v_chroma_shift);
 
-        for(i=0; i<FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(h->avctx->height, v_chroma_shift); i++) {
+        for(i=0; i<FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(pic->f->height, v_chroma_shift); i++) {
             memset(pic->f->data[1] + pic->f->linesize[1]*i,
-                   0x80, FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(h->avctx->width, h_chroma_shift));
+                   0x80, FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(pic->f->width, h_chroma_shift));
             memset(pic->f->data[2] + pic->f->linesize[2]*i,
-                   0x80, FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(h->avctx->width, h_chroma_shift));
+                   0x80, FF_CEIL_RSHIFT(pic->f->width, h_chroma_shift));
         }
     }