diff --git a/modules/stream_out/transcode/video.c b/modules/stream_out/transcode/video.c
index 5bce6022bddab33ceb8d1fd4787f74f9d6c41ec4..7fac566898439102ea580cdcc1860a2b8d825573 100644
--- a/modules/stream_out/transcode/video.c
+++ b/modules/stream_out/transcode/video.c
@@ -587,7 +587,6 @@ void transcode_video_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
 
         picture_fifo_Delete( p_stream->p_sys->pp_pics );
         block_ChainRelease( p_stream->p_sys->p_buffers );
-        p_stream->p_sys->pp_pics = NULL;
     }
 
     vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_stream->p_sys->lock_out );