diff --git a/libavcodec/dv.h b/libavcodec/dv.h
index b458aeab29..d032405a26 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dv.h
+++ b/libavcodec/dv.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ typedef struct DVwork_chunk {
 
 typedef struct DVVideoContext {
     const AVDVProfile *sys;
-    AVFrame         *frame;
+    const AVFrame   *frame;
     AVCodecContext  *avctx;
     uint8_t         *buf;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/dvdec.c b/libavcodec/dvdec.c
index 9ee9933cdc..463d108b28 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dvdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dvdec.c
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ static int dvvideo_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     uint8_t *buf = avpkt->data;
     int buf_size = avpkt->size;
     DVVideoContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
+    AVFrame *frame = data;
     const uint8_t *vsc_pack;
     int apt, is16_9, ret;
     const AVDVProfile *sys;
@@ -369,9 +370,9 @@ static int dvvideo_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         s->sys = sys;
     }
 
-    s->frame            = data;
-    s->frame->key_frame = 1;
-    s->frame->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
+    s->frame            = frame;
+    frame->key_frame    = 1;
+    frame->pict_type    = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
     avctx->pix_fmt      = s->sys->pix_fmt;
     avctx->framerate    = av_inv_q(s->sys->time_base);
 
@@ -388,12 +389,12 @@ static int dvvideo_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         ff_set_sar(avctx, s->sys->sar[is16_9]);
     }
 
-    if (ff_get_buffer(avctx, s->frame, 0) < 0) {
+    if (ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0) < 0) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "get_buffer() failed\n");
         return -1;
     }
-    s->frame->interlaced_frame = 1;
-    s->frame->top_field_first  = 0;
+    frame->interlaced_frame = 1;
+    frame->top_field_first  = 0;
 
     s->buf = buf;
     avctx->execute(avctx, dv_decode_video_segment, s->work_chunks, NULL,