diff --git a/libavfilter/split.c b/libavfilter/split.c
index 2a511668e2..0fbbaa0fd7 100644
--- a/libavfilter/split.c
+++ b/libavfilter/split.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static int activate(AVFilterContext *ctx)
         av_frame_free(&in);
         if (ret < 0)
             return ret;
+        return 0;
     }
 
     if (ff_inlink_acknowledge_status(inlink, &status, &pts)) {