diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
index 775579f9f0..17f9495a1d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
@@ -1669,8 +1669,7 @@ static int mpeg_field_start(MpegEncContext *s, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
         }
 
-        if (s->avctx->hwaccel &&
-            (s->avctx->slice_flags & SLICE_FLAG_ALLOW_FIELD)) {
+        if (s->avctx->hwaccel) {
             if ((ret = s->avctx->hwaccel->end_frame(s->avctx)) < 0) {
                 av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
                        "hardware accelerator failed to decode first field\n");