diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index d466aa625338b2e6360c4cfd885d3f88eac29a72..7c18640887b5488aa157b63a030c9a358f8ad6fe 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -2584,7 +2584,6 @@ static int hevc_frame_start(HEVCContext *s)
     int pic_size_in_ctb  = ((s->sps->width  >> s->sps->log2_min_cb_size) + 1) *
                            ((s->sps->height >> s->sps->log2_min_cb_size) + 1);
     int ret;
-    AVFrame *cur_frame;
 
     memset(s->horizontal_bs, 0, 2 * s->bs_width * (s->bs_height + 1));
     memset(s->vertical_bs,   0, 2 * s->bs_width * (s->bs_height + 1));
@@ -2614,8 +2613,7 @@ static int hevc_frame_start(HEVCContext *s)
     if (ret < 0)
         goto fail;
 
-    cur_frame = s->sps->sao_enabled ? s->sao_frame : s->frame;
-    cur_frame->pict_type = 3 - s->sh.slice_type;
+    s->frame->pict_type = 3 - s->sh.slice_type;
 
     av_frame_unref(s->output_frame);
     ret = ff_hevc_output_frame(s, s->output_frame, 0);