diff --git a/libavformat/hls.c b/libavformat/hls.c
index 0c836c7536..9aef5e07f3 100644
--- a/libavformat/hls.c
+++ b/libavformat/hls.c
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ start:
                     c->seek_timestamp = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
                     break;
                 }
+                av_free_packet(&var->pkt);
+                reset_packet(&var->pkt);
             }
         }
         /* Check if this stream still is on an earlier segment number, or