diff --git a/libavcodec/libutvideodec.cpp b/libavcodec/libutvideodec.cpp
index 0fae9f78f4..0bf2abe769 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libutvideodec.cpp
+++ b/libavcodec/libutvideodec.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static int utvideo_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     }
 
     *got_frame = 1;
-    *(AVFrame *)data = *pic;
+    av_frame_move_ref((AVFrame*)data, pic);
 
     return avpkt->size;
 }