diff --git a/src/driver/audiodec/ffmpegdec.cpp b/src/driver/audiodec/ffmpegdec.cpp
index a4eb905c1..c97497175 100644
--- a/src/driver/audiodec/ffmpegdec.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/audiodec/ffmpegdec.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ CBaseDec::RetCode CFfmpegDec::Decoder(FILE *_in, int /*OutputFd*/, State* state,
 		}
 
 		if (rpacket.stream_index != best_stream) {
-			av_free_packet(&rpacket);
+			av_packet_unref(&rpacket);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ CBaseDec::RetCode CFfmpegDec::Decoder(FILE *_in, int /*OutputFd*/, State* state,
 		}
 		if (time_played && avc->streams[best_stream]->time_base.den)
 			*time_played = (pts - start_pts) * avc->streams[best_stream]->time_base.num / avc->streams[best_stream]->time_base.den;
-		av_free_packet(&rpacket);
+		av_packet_unref(&rpacket);
 	} while (*state!=STOP_REQ && Status==OK);
 
 	audioDecoder->StopClip();
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ CBaseDec::RetCode CFfmpegDec::Decoder(FILE *_in, int /*OutputFd*/, State* state,
 
 	swr_free(&swr);
 	av_free(outbuf);
-	av_free_packet(&rpacket);
+	av_packet_unref(&rpacket);
 	av_frame_free(&frame);
 	avcodec_close(c);
 	//av_free(avcc);
diff --git a/src/driver/record.cpp b/src/driver/record.cpp
index 7dd3183ab..ce7076c24 100644
--- a/src/driver/record.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/record.cpp
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ void CStreamRec::run()
 			AVPacket newpkt = pkt;
 
 			if (av_bitstream_filter_filter(bsfc, codec, NULL, &newpkt.data, &newpkt.size, pkt.data, pkt.size, pkt.flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY) >= 0) {
-				av_free_packet(&pkt);
+				av_packet_unref(&pkt);
 				newpkt.buf = av_buffer_create(newpkt.data, newpkt.size, av_buffer_default_free, NULL, 0);
 				pkt = newpkt;
 			}
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ void CStreamRec::run()
 		pkt.dts = av_rescale_q(pkt.dts, ifcx->streams[pkt.stream_index]->time_base, ofcx->streams[pkt.stream_index]->time_base);
 
 		av_write_frame(ofcx, &pkt);
-		av_free_packet(&pkt);
+		av_packet_unref(&pkt);
 
 		if (pkt.stream_index == stream_index) {
 			total += (double) 1000 * pkt.duration * av_q2d(ifcx->streams[stream_index]->time_base);
diff --git a/src/driver/streamts.cpp b/src/driver/streamts.cpp
index f293f0e7e..e60f4b88c 100644
--- a/src/driver/streamts.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/streamts.cpp
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ void CStreamStream::run()
 			AVPacket newpkt = pkt;
 
 			if (av_bitstream_filter_filter(bsfc, codec, NULL, &newpkt.data, &newpkt.size, pkt.data, pkt.size, pkt.flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY) >= 0) {
-				av_free_packet(&pkt);
+				av_packet_unref(&pkt);
 				newpkt.buf = av_buffer_create(newpkt.data, newpkt.size, av_buffer_default_free, NULL, 0);
 				pkt = newpkt;
 			}       
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ void CStreamStream::run()
 		pkt.dts = av_rescale_q(pkt.dts, ifcx->streams[pkt.stream_index]->time_base, ofcx->streams[pkt.stream_index]->time_base);
 
 		av_write_frame(ofcx, &pkt);
-		av_free_packet(&pkt);
+		av_packet_unref(&pkt);
 	}
 
 	av_read_pause(ifcx);