diff --git a/libavformat/movenc.c b/libavformat/movenc.c
index 585b080b5b..343f321e2b 100644
--- a/libavformat/movenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/movenc.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ static int mov_write_ctts_tag(AVIOContext *pb, MOVTrack *track)
 /* Time to sample atom */
 static int mov_write_stts_tag(AVIOContext *pb, MOVTrack *track)
 {
-    MOVStts *stts_entries;
+    MOVStts *stts_entries = NULL;
     uint32_t entries = -1;
     uint32_t atom_size;
     int i;
@@ -1210,11 +1210,11 @@ static int mov_write_stts_tag(AVIOContext *pb, MOVTrack *track)
         stts_entries[0].duration = 1;
         entries = 1;
     } else {
-        stts_entries = track->entry ?
-                       av_malloc(track->entry * sizeof(*stts_entries)) : /* worst case */
-                       NULL;
-        if (!stts_entries)
-            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        if (track->entry) {
+            stts_entries = av_malloc(track->entry * sizeof(*stts_entries)); /* worst case */
+            if (!stts_entries)
+                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        }
         for (i = 0; i < track->entry; i++) {
             int duration = get_cluster_duration(track, i);
             if (i && duration == stts_entries[entries].duration) {