diff --git a/libavcodec/hevcdec.c b/libavcodec/hevcdec.c
index 83130fc48f..f4114fd993 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevcdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevcdec.c
@@ -2419,9 +2419,9 @@ static int hls_decode_entry_wpp(AVCodecContext *avctxt, void *input_ctb_row, int
 
     if(ctb_row) {
         ret = init_get_bits8(&lc->gb, s->data + s->sh.offset[ctb_row - 1], s->sh.size[ctb_row - 1]);
-
         if (ret < 0)
-            return ret;
+            goto error;
+
         ret = ff_init_cabac_decoder(&lc->cc, s->data + s->sh.offset[(ctb_row)-1], s->sh.size[ctb_row - 1]);
         if (ret < 0)
             goto error;