diff --git a/vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c b/vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c
index c240a9e614400e6999b1a4b6daf5c90abb2fa5c8..ea6946bd9d98af7ae07ba6819d717c38eeb0bfec 100644
--- a/vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c
+++ b/vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ static vpx_image_t *vp8_get_frame(vpx_codec_alg_priv_t  *ctx,
       *iter = img;
     }
   }
+  ctx->img_avail = 0;
 
   return img;
 }