diff --git a/libavcodec/rkmppdec.c b/libavcodec/rkmppdec.c
index 0e2e8577b3..3399ca3e75 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rkmppdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/rkmppdec.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ static av_cold int rkmpp_decode_close(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     r->eof = 0;
     r->draining = 0;
     r->info_change = 0;
-    r->errinfo_cnt = 0;
     r->got_frame = 0;
     r->use_rfbc = 0;
 
@@ -756,7 +755,7 @@ static int rkmpp_get_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame, int timeout)
     }
     if (mpp_frame_get_errinfo(mpp_frame)) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "Received a 'errinfo' frame\n");
-        ret = (r->errinfo_cnt++ > MAX_ERRINFO_COUNT) ? AVERROR_EXTERNAL : AVERROR(EAGAIN);
+        ret = AVERROR(EAGAIN);
         goto exit;
     }
 
@@ -829,7 +828,6 @@ static int rkmpp_get_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame, int timeout)
         goto exit;
     } else {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "Received a frame\n");
-        r->errinfo_cnt = 0;
         r->got_frame = 1;
 
         switch (avctx->pix_fmt) {
@@ -1019,7 +1017,6 @@ static void rkmpp_decode_flush(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         r->eof = 0;
         r->draining = 0;
         r->info_change = 0;
-        r->errinfo_cnt = 0;
         r->got_frame = 0;
 
         av_packet_unref(&r->last_pkt);
diff --git a/libavcodec/rkmppdec.h b/libavcodec/rkmppdec.h
index d51a40cb96..704cad8e93 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rkmppdec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/rkmppdec.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
 #include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
 
-#define MAX_ERRINFO_COUNT   100
 #define MAX_SOC_NAME_LENGTH 128
 
 typedef struct RKMPPDecContext {
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ typedef struct RKMPPDecContext {
     int            eof;
     int            draining;
     int            info_change;
-    int            errinfo_cnt;
     int            got_frame;
     int            use_rfbc;