diff --git a/ext/openh264/gstopenh264dec.cpp b/ext/openh264/gstopenh264dec.cpp
index 8fad292f27..ea197dfc85 100644
--- a/ext/openh264/gstopenh264dec.cpp
+++ b/ext/openh264/gstopenh264dec.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ gst_openh264dec_handle_frame (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     memset (&dst_buf_info, 0, sizeof (SBufferInfo));
     ret = openh264dec->decoder->DecodeFrame2 (NULL, 0, yuvdata, &dst_buf_info);
     if (ret != dsErrorFree) {
-      gst_video_codec_frame_unref (frame);
       return GST_FLOW_EOS;
     }
   }