diff --git a/libavcodec/vp3.c b/libavcodec/vp3.c
index b728bbcf46..a0845e4f18 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp3.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vp3.c
@@ -2014,17 +2014,19 @@ static int vp3_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
             vp3_decode_end(avctx);
             ret = theora_decode_header(avctx, &gb);
 
+            if (ret >= 0)
+                ret = vp3_decode_init(avctx);
             if (ret < 0) {
                 vp3_decode_end(avctx);
-            } else
-                ret = vp3_decode_init(avctx);
+            }
             return ret;
         } else if (type == 2) {
             ret = theora_decode_tables(avctx, &gb);
+            if (ret >= 0)
+                ret = vp3_decode_init(avctx);
             if (ret < 0) {
                 vp3_decode_end(avctx);
-            } else
-                ret = vp3_decode_init(avctx);
+            }
             return ret;
         }