1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index d801a47270..d9c9c7104d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -546,6 +546,8 @@ static int hls_slice_header(HEVCContext *s)
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
         }
 
+        // when flag is not present, picture is inferred to be output
+        sh->pic_output_flag = 1;
         if (s->pps->output_flag_present_flag)
             sh->pic_output_flag = get_bits1(gb);