diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
index cbd5e866c1..3b2a3258f5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
@@ -2226,10 +2226,8 @@ gst_h264_parser_parse_slice_hdr (GstH264NalParser * nalparser,
 
   if (GST_H264_IS_P_SLICE (slice) || GST_H264_IS_SP_SLICE (slice) ||
       GST_H264_IS_B_SLICE (slice)) {
-    guint8 num_ref_idx_active_override_flag;
-
-    READ_UINT8 (&nr, num_ref_idx_active_override_flag, 1);
-    if (num_ref_idx_active_override_flag) {
+    READ_UINT8 (&nr, slice->num_ref_idx_active_override_flag, 1);
+    if (slice->num_ref_idx_active_override_flag) {
       READ_UE_MAX (&nr, slice->num_ref_idx_l0_active_minus1, 31);
 
       if (GST_H264_IS_B_SLICE (slice))
@@ -2261,10 +2259,8 @@ gst_h264_parser_parse_slice_hdr (GstH264NalParser * nalparser,
   READ_SE_ALLOWED (&nr, slice->slice_qp_delta, -87, 77);
 
   if (GST_H264_IS_SP_SLICE (slice) || GST_H264_IS_SI_SLICE (slice)) {
-    guint8 sp_for_switch_flag;
-
     if (GST_H264_IS_SP_SLICE (slice))
-      READ_UINT8 (&nr, sp_for_switch_flag, 1);
+      READ_UINT8 (&nr, slice->sp_for_switch_flag, 1);
     READ_SE_ALLOWED (&nr, slice->slice_qs_delta, -51, 51);
   }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
index b032f92999..478f755638 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
@@ -928,6 +928,10 @@ struct _GstH264SliceHdr
 
   /* Number of emulation prevention bytes (EPB) in this slice_header() */
   guint n_emulation_prevention_bytes;
+
+  /* Since: 1.18 */
+  guint8 num_ref_idx_active_override_flag;
+  guint8 sp_for_switch_flag;
 };