diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_scale_qsv.c b/libavfilter/vf_scale_qsv.c
index d88acdc619e21..ad42369bee51f 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_scale_qsv.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_scale_qsv.c
@@ -543,9 +543,10 @@ static int qsvscale_filter_frame(AVFilterLink *link, AVFrame *in)
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    mfxFrameSurface1 in_surf = *(mfxFrameSurface1*)in->data[3];
     do {
         err = MFXVideoVPP_RunFrameVPPAsync(s->session,
-                                           (mfxFrameSurface1*)in->data[3],
+                                           &in_surf,
                                            (mfxFrameSurface1*)out->data[3],
                                            NULL, &sync);
         if (err == MFX_WRN_DEVICE_BUSY)