diff --git a/decoder/ih264d_api.c b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
index 9082c1e..ca74b5e 100644
--- a/decoder/ih264d_api.c
+++ b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
@@ -3035,6 +3035,7 @@ WORD32 ih264d_video_decode(iv_obj_t *dec_hdl, void *pv_api_ip, void *pv_api_op)
             {
                 /* a start code has already been found earlier in the same process call*/
                 frame_data_left = 0;
+                header_data_left = 0;
                 continue;
             }