diff --git a/libavfilter/avfilter.c b/libavfilter/avfilter.c
index 22ecad5f77..6a344282eb 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avfilter.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avfilter.c
@@ -925,6 +925,8 @@ int avfilter_init_dict(AVFilterContext *ctx, AVDictionary **options)
         ret = ctx->filter->init(ctx);
     else if (ctx->filter->init_dict)
         ret = ctx->filter->init_dict(ctx, options);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
 
     if (ctx->enable_str) {
         ret = set_enable_expr(ctx, ctx->enable_str);
@@ -932,7 +934,7 @@ int avfilter_init_dict(AVFilterContext *ctx, AVDictionary **options)
             return ret;
     }
 
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int avfilter_init_str(AVFilterContext *filter, const char *args)