diff --git a/src/dec/idec_dec.c b/src/dec/idec_dec.c

index a371ed7..258d15b 100644

--- a/src/dec/idec_dec.c

+++ b/src/dec/idec_dec.c

@@ -283,10 +283,8 @@

 static VP8StatusCode IDecError(WebPIDecoder* const idec, VP8StatusCode error) {

   if (idec->state_ == STATE_VP8_DATA) {

-    VP8Io* const io = &idec->io_;

-    if (io->teardown != NULL) {

-      io->teardown(io);

-    }

+    // Synchronize the thread, clean-up and check for errors.

+    VP8ExitCritical((VP8Decoder*)idec->dec_, &idec->io_);

   }

   idec->state_ = STATE_ERROR;

   return error;