diff --git a/sunshine/stream.cpp b/sunshine/stream.cpp
index 10e215b6..27fbe85a 100644
--- a/sunshine/stream.cpp
+++ b/sunshine/stream.cpp
@@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ void videoBroadcastThread(udp::socket &sock) {
     auto session = (session_t *)packet->channel_data;
     auto lowseq  = session->video.lowseq;
 
-    std::string_view payload { (char *)packet->data, (size_t)packet->size };
+    auto av_packet = packet->av_packet;
+    std::string_view payload { (char *)av_packet->data, (size_t)av_packet->size };
     std::vector<uint8_t> payload_new;
 
     auto nv_packet_header = "\0017charss"sv;
@@ -904,7 +905,7 @@ void videoBroadcastThread(udp::socket &sock) {
 
     payload = { (char *)payload_new.data(), payload_new.size() };
 
-    if(packet->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY) {
+    if(av_packet->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY) {
       for(auto &replacement : *packet->replacements) {
         auto frame_old = replacement.old;
         auto frame_new = replacement._new;
@@ -969,9 +970,10 @@ void videoBroadcastThread(udp::socket &sock) {
         auto packets = (current_payload.size() + (blocksize - 1)) / blocksize;
 
         for(int x = 0; x < packets; ++x) {
-          auto *inspect = (video_packet_raw_t *)&current_payload[x * blocksize];
+          auto *inspect  = (video_packet_raw_t *)&current_payload[x * blocksize];
+          auto av_packet = packet->av_packet;
 
-          inspect->packet.frameIndex        = packet->pts;
+          inspect->packet.frameIndex        = av_packet->pts;
           inspect->packet.streamPacketIndex = ((uint32_t)lowseq + x) << 8;
 
           // Match multiFecFlags with Moonlight
@@ -1002,18 +1004,18 @@ void videoBroadcastThread(udp::socket &sock) {
           inspect->rtp.sequenceNumber = util::endian::big<uint16_t>(lowseq + x);
 
           inspect->packet.multiFecBlocks = (blockIndex << 4) | lastBlockIndex;
-          inspect->packet.frameIndex     = packet->pts;
+          inspect->packet.frameIndex     = av_packet->pts;
         }
 
         for(auto x = 0; x < shards.size(); ++x) {
           sock.send_to(asio::buffer(shards[x]), session->video.peer);
         }
 
-        if(packet->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY) {
-          BOOST_LOG(verbose) << "Key Frame ["sv << packet->pts << "] :: send ["sv << shards.size() << "] shards..."sv;
+        if(av_packet->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY) {
+          BOOST_LOG(verbose) << "Key Frame ["sv << av_packet->pts << "] :: send ["sv << shards.size() << "] shards..."sv;
         }
         else {
-          BOOST_LOG(verbose) << "Frame ["sv << packet->pts << "] :: send ["sv << shards.size() << "] shards..."sv << std::endl;
+          BOOST_LOG(verbose) << "Frame ["sv << av_packet->pts << "] :: send ["sv << shards.size() << "] shards..."sv << std::endl;
         }
 
         ++blockIndex;
diff --git a/sunshine/video.cpp b/sunshine/video.cpp
index 0f7eff35..f49cac95 100644
--- a/sunshine/video.cpp
+++ b/sunshine/video.cpp
@@ -776,9 +776,10 @@ int encode(int64_t frame_nr, session_t &session, frame_t::pointer frame, safe::m
   }
 
   while(ret >= 0) {
-    auto packet = std::make_unique<packet_t::element_type>(nullptr);
+    auto packet    = std::make_unique<packet_t::element_type>(nullptr);
+    auto av_packet = packet.get()->av_packet;
 
-    ret = avcodec_receive_packet(ctx.get(), packet.get());
+    ret = avcodec_receive_packet(ctx.get(), av_packet);
     if(ret == AVERROR(EAGAIN) || ret == AVERROR_EOF) {
       return 0;
     }
@@ -788,12 +789,12 @@ int encode(int64_t frame_nr, session_t &session, frame_t::pointer frame, safe::m
 
     if(session.inject) {
       if(session.inject == 1) {
-        auto h264 = cbs::make_sps_h264(ctx.get(), packet.get());
+        auto h264 = cbs::make_sps_h264(ctx.get(), av_packet);
 
         sps = std::move(h264.sps);
       }
       else {
-        auto hevc = cbs::make_sps_hevc(ctx.get(), packet.get());
+        auto hevc = cbs::make_sps_hevc(ctx.get(), av_packet);
 
         sps = std::move(hevc.sps);
         vps = std::move(hevc.vps);
@@ -1470,20 +1471,21 @@ int validate_config(std::shared_ptr<platf::display_t> &disp, const encoder_t &en
     }
   }
 
-  auto packet = packets->pop();
-  if(!(packet->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY)) {
+  auto packet    = packets->pop();
+  auto av_packet = packet->av_packet;
+  if(!(av_packet->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY)) {
     BOOST_LOG(error) << "First packet type is not an IDR frame"sv;
 
     return -1;
   }
 
   int flag = 0;
-  if(cbs::validate_sps(&*packet, config.videoFormat ? AV_CODEC_ID_H265 : AV_CODEC_ID_H264)) {
+  if(cbs::validate_sps(&*av_packet, config.videoFormat ? AV_CODEC_ID_H265 : AV_CODEC_ID_H264)) {
     flag |= VUI_PARAMS;
   }
 
   auto nalu_prefix = config.videoFormat ? hevc_nalu : h264_nalu;
-  std::string_view payload { (char *)packet->data, (std::size_t)packet->size };
+  std::string_view payload { (char *)av_packet->data, (std::size_t)av_packet->size };
   if(std::search(std::begin(payload), std::end(payload), std::begin(nalu_prefix), std::end(nalu_prefix)) != std::end(payload)) {
     flag |= NALU_PREFIX_5b;
   }
diff --git a/sunshine/video.h b/sunshine/video.h
index fab4ff76..05df4463 100644
--- a/sunshine/video.h
+++ b/sunshine/video.h
@@ -16,17 +16,9 @@ extern "C" {
 struct AVPacket;
 namespace video {
 
-struct packet_raw_t : public AVPacket {
+struct packet_raw_t {
   void init_packet() {
-    pts             = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
-    dts             = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
-    pos             = -1;
-    duration        = 0;
-    flags           = 0;
-    stream_index    = 0;
-    buf             = nullptr;
-    side_data       = nullptr;
-    side_data_elems = 0;
+    this->av_packet = av_packet_alloc();
   }
 
   template<class P>
@@ -39,7 +31,7 @@ struct packet_raw_t : public AVPacket {
   }
 
   ~packet_raw_t() {
-    av_packet_unref(this);
+    av_packet_unref(this->av_packet);
   }
 
   struct replace_t {
@@ -51,8 +43,8 @@ struct packet_raw_t : public AVPacket {
     replace_t(std::string_view old, std::string_view _new) noexcept : old { std::move(old) }, _new { std::move(_new) } {}
   };
 
+  AVPacket *av_packet;
   std::vector<replace_t> *replacements;
-
   void *channel_data;
 };