diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_idet.c b/libavfilter/vf_idet.c
index 9a25042a8954faba759bb7925e25370fa3b183e6..7227a40d6ff72784e9f34da4bfa4dff8e52274b3 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_idet.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_idet.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int request_frame(AVFilterLink *link)
         } else if (ret < 0) {
             return ret;
         }
-    } while (!idet->prev);
+    } while (link->frame_requested);
 
     return 0;
 }