diff --git a/modules/codec/dav1d.c b/modules/codec/dav1d.c
index 12aebc36300b226d4ef8317875dfc35b68799e7b..d58b3380103f32acce30c5fd5be7a43486a8b276 100644
--- a/modules/codec/dav1d.c
+++ b/modules/codec/dav1d.c
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ static int NewPicture(Dav1dPicture *img, void *cookie)
     {
         picture_t *pic;
         pic = decoder_NewPicture(dec);
+        /* It can triggered by picture_pool_Cancel. Try to allocate a picture
+         * directly to avoid decoder failure.
+         */
+        if (pic == NULL)
+            pic = picture_NewFromFormat(&dec->fmt_out.video);
         if (unlikely(pic == NULL))
             return -1;