1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ffprobe.c b/ffprobe.c
index b104390990..17dc73294f 100644
--- a/ffprobe.c
+++ b/ffprobe.c
@@ -2575,6 +2575,14 @@ static int open_input_file(InputFile *ifile, const char *filename)
     AVDictionary **opts;
     int scan_all_pmts_set = 0;
 
+    fmt_ctx = avformat_alloc_context();
+    if (!fmt_ctx) {
+        print_error(filename, AVERROR(ENOMEM));
+        exit_program(1);
+    }
+
+    fmt_ctx->flags |= AVFMT_FLAG_KEEP_SIDE_DATA;
+
     if (!av_dict_get(format_opts, "scan_all_pmts", NULL, AV_DICT_MATCH_CASE)) {
         av_dict_set(&format_opts, "scan_all_pmts", "1", AV_DICT_DONT_OVERWRITE);
         scan_all_pmts_set = 1;