diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 704c0898fb..28217475dc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ again:
             if (err < 0 || err == SLICE_SKIPED) {
                 if (err < 0)
                     av_log(h->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "decode_slice_header error\n");
-                h->ref_count[0] = h->ref_count[1] = h->list_count = 0;
+                hx->ref_count[0] = hx->ref_count[1] = hx->list_count = 0;
             } else if (err == SLICE_SINGLETHREAD) {
                 if (context_count > 1) {
                     ret = ff_h264_execute_decode_slices(h, context_count - 1);