diff --git a/modules/packetizer/flac.c b/modules/packetizer/flac.c
index bc9ab0434a6a7d906c719d998b9796844e518ff0..81781921a07bfe3787653eedc83469a5bfe9e604 100644
--- a/modules/packetizer/flac.c
+++ b/modules/packetizer/flac.c
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ static int Open(vlc_object_t *p_this)
     p_dec->fmt_out.b_packetized = true;
 
     /* */
-    p_dec->pf_decode    = NULL;
     p_dec->pf_packetize = Packetize;
     p_dec->pf_flush     = Flush;