diff --git a/main/translate.c b/main/translate.c
index ba115ed625..893a5b9603 100644
--- a/main/translate.c
+++ b/main/translate.c
@@ -232,10 +232,8 @@ struct ast_frame *ast_trans_frameout(struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt,
 	f->offset = AST_FRIENDLY_OFFSET;
 	f->src = pvt->t->name;
 	f->data = pvt->outbuf;
-	/* We must clone the frame, because the pvt could disappear
-	 * the moment after we return (and unlock the source channel).
-	 */
-	return ast_frisolate(f);
+
+	return f;
 }
 
 static struct ast_frame *default_frameout(struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt)