diff --git a/decoder/ih264d_api.c b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
index c264d9a..33e6b67 100644
--- a/decoder/ih264d_api.c
+++ b/decoder/ih264d_api.c
@@ -1066,6 +1066,7 @@
            (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 2cb2274..0fbbd84 100644
--- a/decoder/ih264d_parse_pslice.c
+++ b/decoder/ih264d_parse_pslice.c
@@ -1494,6 +1494,10 @@
                    if(ps_dec->ps_pps[i].u1_is_valid == TRUE)
                        j = i;
             {
+                //initialize slice params required by ih264d_start_of_pic to valid values
+                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;
                 ret = ih264d_start_of_pic(ps_dec, poc, ps_cur_poc,
                         ps_dec->ps_cur_slice->u2_frame_num,
                         &ps_dec->ps_pps[j]);