diff --git a/libavcodec/cljr.c b/libavcodec/cljr.c
index bc70d1b27f..187e86d70d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cljr.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cljr.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
 
     if(buf_size/avctx->height < avctx->width) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Resolution larger than buffer size. Invalid header?\n");
-        return -1;
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
 
     p->reference= 0;