diff --git a/decoder/ih264d_api.c b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
index 4a81465..f1a0ea0 100644
--- a/decoder/ih264d_api.c
+++ b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
@@ -2083,6 +2083,7 @@
             {
                 /* a start code has already been found earlier in the same process call*/
                 frame_data_left = 0;
+                header_data_left = 0;
                 continue;
             }