diff --git a/libavcodec/libxvid.c b/libavcodec/libxvid.c
index 9a07207e3e..fe68c8ebcc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libxvid.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libxvid.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct xvid_context {
     int me_flags;                  /**< Motion Estimation flags */
     int qscale;                    /**< Do we use constant scale? */
     int quicktime_format;          /**< Are we in a QT-based format? */
-    AVFrame encoded_picture;       /**< Encoded frame information */
     char *twopassbuffer;           /**< Character buffer for two-pass */
     char *old_twopassbuffer;       /**< Old character buffer (two-pass) */
     char *twopassfile;             /**< second pass temp file name */
@@ -606,7 +605,9 @@ static av_cold int xvid_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)  {
     }
 
     x->encoder_handle = xvid_enc_create.handle;
-    avctx->coded_frame = &x->encoded_picture;
+    avctx->coded_frame = av_frame_alloc();
+    if (!avctx->coded_frame)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ static int xvid_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
     int xerr, i, ret, user_packet = !!pkt->data;
     char *tmp;
     struct xvid_context *x = avctx->priv_data;
-    AVFrame *p = &x->encoded_picture;
+    AVFrame *p = avctx->coded_frame;
     int mb_width   = (avctx->width  + 15) / 16;
     int mb_height  = (avctx->height + 15) / 16;
 
@@ -633,7 +634,6 @@ static int xvid_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
     /* Start setting up the frame */
     xvid_enc_frame.version = XVID_VERSION;
     xvid_enc_stats.version = XVID_VERSION;
-    *p = *picture;
 
     /* Let Xvid know where to put the frame. */
     xvid_enc_frame.bitstream = pkt->data;