diff --git a/examples/decode_with_drops.c b/examples/decode_with_drops.c
index c2f3c54..362f9ad 100644
--- a/examples/decode_with_drops.c
+++ b/examples/decode_with_drops.c
@@ -116,9 +116,6 @@
     int skip;
     const unsigned char *frame =
         aom_video_reader_get_frame(reader, &frame_size);
-    if (aom_codec_decode(&codec, frame, (unsigned int)frame_size, NULL))
-      die_codec(&codec, "Failed to decode frame.");
-
     ++frame_cnt;
 
     skip = (is_range && frame_cnt >= n && frame_cnt <= m) ||
@@ -126,6 +123,8 @@
 
     if (!skip) {
       putc('.', stdout);
+      if (aom_codec_decode(&codec, frame, (unsigned int)frame_size, NULL))
+        die_codec(&codec, "Failed to decode frame.");
 
       while ((img = aom_codec_get_frame(&codec, &iter)) != NULL)
         aom_img_write(img, outfile);