diff --git a/libavdevice/decklink_dec.cpp b/libavdevice/decklink_dec.cpp
index 9d12d0fed0ed5..53ff576ec5975 100644
--- a/libavdevice/decklink_dec.cpp
+++ b/libavdevice/decklink_dec.cpp
@@ -450,22 +450,24 @@ static unsigned long long avpacket_queue_size(AVPacketQueue *q)
 static int avpacket_queue_put(AVPacketQueue *q, AVPacket *pkt)
 {
     AVPacketList *pkt1;
+    int ret;
 
     // Drop Packet if queue size is > maximum queue size
     if (avpacket_queue_size(q) > (uint64_t)q->max_q_size) {
         av_log(q->avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,  "Decklink input buffer overrun!\n");
         return -1;
     }
-    /* duplicate the packet */
-    if (av_dup_packet(pkt) < 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
 
-    pkt1 = (AVPacketList *)av_malloc(sizeof(AVPacketList));
+    pkt1 = (AVPacketList *)av_mallocz(sizeof(AVPacketList));
     if (!pkt1) {
         return -1;
     }
-    pkt1->pkt  = *pkt;
+    ret = av_packet_ref(&pkt1->pkt, pkt);
+    av_packet_unref(pkt);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        av_free(pkt1);
+        return -1;
+    }
     pkt1->next = NULL;
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&q->mutex);