diff --git a/decoder/ih264d_api.c b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
index 255b4cd..8dc9daf 100644
--- a/decoder/ih264d_api.c
+++ b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
@@ -1631,6 +1631,7 @@ void ih264d_init_decoder(void * ps_dec_params)
            (MAX_DISP_BUFS_NEW) * sizeof(UWORD32));
     memset(ps_dec->u4_disp_buf_to_be_freed, 0,
            (MAX_DISP_BUFS_NEW) * sizeof(UWORD32));
+    memset(ps_dec->ps_cur_slice, 0, sizeof(dec_slice_params_t));
 
     ih264d_init_arch(ps_dec);
     ih264d_init_function_ptr(ps_dec);
diff --git a/decoder/ih264d_parse_pslice.c b/decoder/ih264d_parse_pslice.c
index 44ab17f..946da1d 100644
--- a/decoder/ih264d_parse_pslice.c
+++ b/decoder/ih264d_parse_pslice.c
@@ -1497,8 +1497,6 @@ WORD32 ih264d_mark_err_slice_skip(dec_struct_t * ps_dec,
                        j = i;
             {
                 //initialize slice params required by ih264d_start_of_pic to valid values
-                ps_dec->ps_cur_slice->u1_bottom_field_flag = 0;
-                ps_dec->ps_cur_slice->u1_field_pic_flag = 0;
                 ps_dec->ps_cur_slice->u1_slice_type = P_SLICE;
                 ps_dec->ps_cur_slice->u1_nal_ref_idc = 1;
                 ps_dec->ps_cur_slice->u1_nal_unit_type = 1;