diff --git a/deps/libff/libff/ff-packet-queue.c b/deps/libff/libff/ff-packet-queue.c
index 4a26262eb..dd85dd416 100644
--- a/deps/libff/libff/ff-packet-queue.c
+++ b/deps/libff/libff/ff-packet-queue.c
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ int packet_queue_put(struct ff_packet_queue *q, struct ff_packet *packet)
 {
 	struct ff_packet_list *new_packet;
 
-	if (packet != &q->flush_packet
-			&& av_dup_packet(&packet->base) < 0)
-		return FF_PACKET_FAIL;
-
 	new_packet = av_malloc(sizeof(struct ff_packet_list));
 
 	if (new_packet == NULL)