diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c b/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c
index 38b3721a6d..25f087ed75 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc_ps.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ int ff_hevc_decode_nal_vps(GetBitContext *gb, AVCodecContext *avctx,
     int ret = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     HEVCVPS *vps;
 
-    if (ps->pps_list[vps_id]) {
+    if (ps->vps_list[vps_id]) {
         const HEVCVPS *vps1 = ps->vps_list[vps_id];
         if (vps1->data_size == nal_size &&
             !memcmp(vps1->data, gb->buffer, vps1->data_size))