diff --git a/libavcodec/pictordec.c b/libavcodec/pictordec.c
index 9c884ff645..2a6e39158b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pictordec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pictordec.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     s->nb_planes   = (tmp >> 4) + 1;
     bpp            = bits_per_plane * s->nb_planes;
     if (bits_per_plane > 8 || bpp < 1 || bpp > 32) {
-        avpriv_request_sample(s, "Unsupported bit depth");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unsupported bit depth");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }