diff --git a/libavcodec/ansi.c b/libavcodec/ansi.c
index edd373db45..c2a1d83974 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ansi.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ansi.c
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
             } else {
                 s->state = STATE_NORMAL;
                 draw_char(avctx, 0x1B);
-                    return -1;
                 continue;
             }
             break;