diff --git a/deps/media-playback/media-playback/decode.c b/deps/media-playback/media-playback/decode.c
index 94a55b359121a0aa93738d051d44c4ac058827fb..c7a2cda1ac0e54526e6d06f2ae66f0346f5f2f98 100644
--- a/deps/media-playback/media-playback/decode.c
+++ b/deps/media-playback/media-playback/decode.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int decode_packet(struct mp_decode *d, int *got_frame)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_NEW_HARDWARE_CODEC_METHOD
-	if (*got_frame && ret && d->hw) {
+	if (*got_frame && d->hw) {
 		if (d->hw_frame->format != d->hw_format) {
 			d->frame = d->hw_frame;
 			return ret;